Gothic revival architecture:

From the Houses of Parliament to the Midland Hotel at St Pancras and Strawberry Hill House, Gothic Revival buildings are some of the most distinctive structures found in Britain. Far from a copy of medieval buildings, it was a style full of colour and invention, in which its exponents created a dari...

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1. Verfasser: Yorke, Trevor (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Bloomsbury Shire 2017
Schriftenreihe:Shire Library no. 840
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Zusammenfassung:From the Houses of Parliament to the Midland Hotel at St Pancras and Strawberry Hill House, Gothic Revival buildings are some of the most distinctive structures found in Britain. Far from a copy of medieval buildings, it was a style full of colour and invention, in which its exponents created a daring new approach to design. Throwing out the old Classical rule book, Gothic Revival architects like Pugin and George Gilbert Scott designed buildings which were asymmetrical in form and visually expressive of their function. The movement went beyond just bricks and mortar and had a strong moral code, the influence of which was still felt into the 20th century
Beschreibung:63 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781784422288