The term "Gothic" was first used in the 16th century to describe architecture that was considered barbaric or not in the classical style. It was used as a derogatory term before being embraced in the 18th century to describe a specific style of art and architecture.
Some synonyms for Gothic are medieval, eerie, and grotesque.
Flying buttresses were used for the first time in Notre Dame.
becaus goth or gothic means devil worshiper
The Gothic style first emerged in France.
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the term was first used by Harold hardradar
the wonderful gothic used to be a church where people could get married.
The first Gothic novel written was The Castle of Otrantoby Horace Walpole, in 1764. He wrote it based on a dream he had, in which he found himself in an ancient castle. Other authors of Gothic novels used his ideas and themes to write their own stories later on.
Actually, the Gothic period went from the 12th - 16h century.There are the periods:Early English Gothic (1189-1271)Decorated Gothic (1271-1377)Perpendicular Gothic (1377-1547)
Gothic Rock came about as part of the post-punk movement in the 1970s. It was the main influence on what would later become known as Industrial. Gothic Metal is a term which first came about when Paradise Lost released their album Gothic in the early 1990s. Now, most so-called "Gothic Metal" bands are neither gothic nor Metal. Gothmetal.net, for example, has a tendency to list any band with a female singer as such, which is a bit absurd.
Gothic fonts are sans serif typefaces. Serifs are the cross strokes at the ends of the main strokes of a letter. Gothic fonts are relatively uniform in stroke weight. There are various styles of Gothic typefaces. They are also sometimes called sans serif or block letter. Gothic fonts should not be confused with Old English or blackletter typefaces. The term Gothic was used mainly by early American type founders. The term is now more rare in the English-speaking world but is still very popular in Japan. It probably derived from the architectural definition, meaning a style that was neither Roman or Greek.
The first use of the term "advertising" was used in the year 1655!