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 Objectives
Be able to understand the Gothic Revival
01 Architecture

Identify the architects who used the Neo-Gothic

02 style
 Introduction
Gothic Revival, also known
as Victorian Gothic or Neo-
Gothic, is an architectural
movement that began in the
late 1740s in England. Many
Neo-Gothic buildings
feature castellation in which
the walls and towers are
Strawberry Hill, London
crenellated in imitation of
medieval castles.
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used. S t r a w v i va l .
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of the
 Charles Barry
The name behind Britain’s
foremost Gothic Revival
monument, the Westminster
Palace (a.k.a. the House of
Parliament).
James Renwick
Renwick’s crowning American
work: St. Patrick’s Cathedral
(New York)
Westminster Palace St. Patrick’s Cathedral
(London) (Manhattan)
 Activity: True or
False
• The Gothic Revival or Victorian Gothic began in the
late 1740s in England.
• Gothic Revival is widely used for churches and civic
buildings throughout the East.
• James Renwick was the name behind Britain’s
foremost Gothic revival monument.
• Bricks and stones were both commonly used in
Gothic Revival.
• Strawberry Hill is the most famous work of the
decorative phase of the Gothic Revival.
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