Originated by the Goths, this style followed
the Romanesque style. Gothic architecture developed for the
construction of religious buildings for the most part. More
than any other style the Gothic is the result of a new structural
design for entirely made stone buildings, therefore a purely
architectural creation combining the art of geometry, engineering
and physics.
The rib vaults and pointed arches serve as
framework for Gothic skeletal construction. Slender skeletal
structures permitted natural light to enter the buildings.
In terms of decoration we can appreciate deep carvings using
human figures and the entire medieval bestiary in stone, animals
like gargoyles and monsters of all sorts along with floral
motifs are represented constantly.
Gothic is perhaps the most architectural of
all styles since it almost entirely developed for building
design.
