English noun: Gothic architecture | |||
1. | Gothic architecture (cognition) a 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 | ||
Synonyms | Gothic | ||
Broader (hypernym) | architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, perpendicular, perpendicular style | ||