Gothic Revival
The Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England. Its popularity grew rapidly in the early nineteenth century, when increasingly serious and learned admirers of neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval forms, in contrast to the neoclassical styles prevalent at the time.
In parallel to the ascendancy of neo-Gothic styles in nineteenth-century England, interest spread rapidly to the continent of Europe, in Australia, South Africa and to the Americas.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Assisi | The church (and part of the convent) of the Sanctuary of Rivotorto was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style between 1860 and 1880, after the violent earthquake of 12 February 1854 had razed it to the ground. | |
| Australian Convict Sites | Convict-built church at Port Arthur | |
| Belfries | In 1822 the belfry of Bruges received the current neo-Gothic crown finish instead of a spire. | |
| Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe | Gothic Revival Löwenburg Castle (AB ev) | |
| Bethlehem | Church of St. Catherine | |
| Brugge | In 1822 the belfry of Bruges received the current neo-Gothic crown finish instead of a spire. | |
| Budapest | Parliament | |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | ||
| Churches of Chiloé | Church of San Francisco, Castro | |
| Coffee Cultural Landscape | "a Neo-gothic trend is visible in the Cathedral and churches, ... in Chinchiná,... and Marsella." (Nomination file, p. 81) | |
| Cologne Cathedral | Completion of the cathedral (1842-1880) | |
| Cuenca | Iglesia del Salvador | |
| Curonian Spit | luteran churches in Juodkrante and Nida | |
| Edinburgh | Scott Monument | |
| Florence | Basilica of Santa Croce. Neo-gothic marble facade 1857-1863 | |
| Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz | Gothic House | |
| Goias | reconstruction of the church of Rosario in Gothic Revival style (AB ev) | |
| Grand Pré | North Grand Pré Community Church (1861) | |
| Great Spa Towns of Europe | "In Baden-Baden's new nineteenth century spa quarter the neo-gothic Protestant church is a significant landmark with its two tall spires." The Château de la Terrasse in Spa was built in 1857 in the neo-Gothic style. The Kurhaus in Karlovy Vary is "in Neo-Gothic style with Neo-Romanesque motifs." (Nomination File, p. 64, 101, 134) | |
| Levuka | the timber Gothic Revival style Sacred Heart Cathedral and Presbytery (AB ev) | |
| Nice | The former Episcopalian Church of the Holy Spirit, the Château de Valrose (Nomination file, p. 71, 143-144) and the Anglican Holy Trinity Church | |
| Paramaribo | Roman Catholic cathedral | |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | The central spire of Notre Dame | |
| Prague | Saint Vitus' cathedral facade and nave, Church of Saint Peter and Paul of Vysehrad | |
| Residences of the Royal House of Savoy | Castle in Pollenzo | |
| Robben Island | The Anglican Church, built with convict labour in 1841, is an early example of Cape Gothic style, plastered and painted white on the exterior (AB ev) | |
| Route of Santiago de Compostela | Episcopal Palace in Astorga | |
| San Cristobal de La Laguna | Current building of the Cathedral (1913) | |
| San Marino and Mount Titano | "At the end of the 1800s, the old Palazzo Pubblico was almost completely demolished in order to build the new neo-gothic building designed by the Roman architect Francesco Azzurri". (Nomination file, p. 34) | |
| Siena | Piazza Salimbeni: "The palace façades were harmonized to a neo-gothic-style during the nineteenth century by the architect Giuseppe Partini." | |
| Sintra | Monserrate Palace | |
| Studley Royal Park | One of the follies in the park is a neo-Gothic castle | |
| Trebic | The old synagogue was remodelled in the Neogothic style | |
| Urbino | The façade of the Oratory of Saint John the Baptist was rebuilt in the neogothic style at the beginning of the 20th century. | |
| Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai | Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) (wiki) | |
| Vienna | Town hall and Votivkirche | |
| Westminster | Palace of Westminster |
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