In architecture, the term was applied by Italian architect Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) to mean "crude" or barbaric culture, and is based on the name of Germanic tribes, the Goths, who were involved in the fall of the Roman Empire.
It wasn't originally called 'Gothic'. It was called 'French style' architecture by those who built the structures in the Middle Ages. The term was first applied during the Renaissance by artists and builders who referred to medieval structures as 'Gothic' - a put down meaning Germanic, barbarian, non-Classical. The Renaissance, of course, was much more concerned with Classical Greek and Roman art than with medieval European.
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)
It meant "measure".
Gothic F.C. was created in 1898.
It means that these guys were originally dumb asses
problly Norway or sumthin
The game Gothic 3 was originally released in German, and was later translated to other languages. It became available in North America on November 20, 2006.
Some synonyms for Gothic are medieval, eerie, and grotesque.
gothic
The Goths had destroyed classical traditions
Gothic, emo, sissy!!
Ornate.
new gothic
it means your in a gothic realationship.
The band Tristania is originally from the country of Norway. Their music style is referred to as "symphonic gothic" style. The group was created in 1995.
The Gothic Renaissance was a time period during the European Renaissance where gothic art started popping up every where. There is gothic architecture all over Europe and it is defined usually by the use of a pointed arch. Also rib vaults, buttresses and large windows.
It wasn't originally called 'Gothic'. It was called 'French style' architecture by those who built the structures in the Middle Ages. The term was first applied during the Renaissance by artists and builders who referred to medieval structures as 'Gothic' - a put down meaning Germanic, barbarian, non-Classical. The Renaissance, of course, was much more concerned with Classical Greek and Roman art than with medieval European.