Gothic Architecture

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The paper discusses the movement away from classical designs in the Romantic Period. The paper describes the new taste for Gothic architecture that was a response to science and technology that challenged old views and ideas of reality. The paper looks at John Vanbrugh's Blenheim Palace, Horace Walpole's magnificent Strawberry Hill residence and Hagley Park's Gothic ruin as examples of the Gothic style in the 18th century.

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Introduction
Blenheim Palace
Walpole's Strawberry Hill
Stuart's Sham Gothic Ruin

From the Paper:

"Between 1750 and 1850 in Europe, a new artistic style arose and prospered in Europe, one which is now referred to as the Romantic Period. This period originated toward the end of the 18th century in Germany, where critics wished to distinguish between "modern" traits and "classical" traits, such as those found in ancient Greek and Roman art forms. At this time, many artisans and supporters of the arts in Europe, particularly in England where Romanticism in literature began, revolted against the observable regularity of classical art and moved instead toward a style that had its beginnings some four hundred years before during the Medieval Era."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Summerson, John. (1975). Architecture in Britain, 1530 to 1830. London: Constable Press.
• "The Eighteenth Century." Internet. 2006. Retrieved from http://www.pitt.edu/~tokerism/0040/syl/src1120.html.
• Wedd, George M. (September 1997). "The Gothic Revival Revisited." The ContemporaryReview. Vol. 271 issue 1580, 143.

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