HyperDic: gothic_architecture

English > 1 sense of the expression Gothic architecture:
NOUNcognitionGothic architecture, Gothica style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries
English > Gothic architecture: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches.
SynonymGothic
Narrowerperpendicular, perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architectureA Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England
Broaderarchitectural style, style of architecture, type of architecturearchitecture as a kind of art form
Spanisharquitectura gótica, gótico

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