The Evolution of Gothic Architecture

The origins of Gothic architecture can be found in 12th-century France and the style continued into the 16th century and was commonly known as the "French Style" during that period and the term "Gothic" was originally used in a disparaging way since in 17th-century English usage it meant 'vandal'. Cathedrals, abbeys and churches popularized the style but it's main features which include the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the flying buttress are also evident in many palaces, castles and universities and the style saw something of a revival during the 18th-19th centuries when many more structures in the aforementioned categories were built in the Gothic style. Gothic Beginnings The earliest complete Gothic structure is the ambulatory of the abbey of Saint-Denis in France. Built between 1140 and 1144, the church became a model for most of the late 12th-century French cathedrals, including those at Chartres and Senlis. However, features of the Gothic style are found in earlier buildings in Normandy and elsewhere.

Gothic Revival architecture

The Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement which began in the 1740s in England. Its popularity grew rapidly in the early nineteenth century, when increasingly serious and learned admirers of neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medievalforms, in contrast to the neoclassical styles prevalent at the time. In England, the centre of this revival, it was intertwined with deeply philosophical movements associated with a re-awakening of High Church or Anglo-Catholic self-belief (and by the Catholic convert Augustus Welby Pugin) concerned by the growth of religious nonconformism. Ultimately, the style became widespread for its intrinsic appeal in the third quarter of the nineteenth century. Architectural styles - classify architecture in terms of the use of form, techniques, materials, time period, region and other stylistic influences. Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing features of Late Baroque. Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1 March 1812 14 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, and theorist of design, now best remembered for his work in the Gothic Revival style, particularly churches and the Palace of Westminster. Pugin was the father of E. W. Pugin and Peter Paul Pugin, who continued their father's architectural firm as Pugin and Pugin, and designed numerous buildings, including several in Australia and Ireland.

Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semicircular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style, characterised by pointed arches. Examples of Romanesque architecture can be found across the continent, making it the first pan-European architectural style sinceImperial Roman Architecture. The Romanesque style in England is traditionally referred to as Norman architecture. The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries. In particular the term is traditionally used for English Romanesque architecture. ARCHITECT. Henry Hobson Richardson (September 29, 1838 April 27, 1886) was a prominent American architect of the 19th century. His work left a significant impact on Boston, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Albany, and Chicago, among other cities. The style he popularized is named for him: Richardsonian Romanesque. The term "High Church" refers to beliefs and practices of ecclesiology, liturgy and theology, generally with an emphasis on formality, and resistance to "modernization." Although used in connection with various Christian traditions, the term has traditionally been principally associated with the Anglican tradition. The term is often used to describe Anglican churches using a number of ritual practices associated in the popular mind with Roman Catholicism.

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church - is the world's largest Christian church, reporting more than a billion members.[1] Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ