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Goths

For nearly four hundred years Gothic style dominated the architecture of Western Europe. By 1400 Gothic had become the universal style in the Western world for building structures like; town halls, royal palaces, courthouses and hospitals. It was used in fortifying cities and castles which were used to defend against invasion. Bridges and hostelries were also created to facilitate communication (Branner 10). But it was in the service of the church that the Gothic style attained its most meaningful expression. The church provided the widest scope for the development of architectural ideas.
Many Gothic cathedrals were a result of additions to Romanesque churches. The majority of the Romanesque cathedrals had been built to replace early Christian or Carolingian predecessors. Gothic cathedral buildings came out of the desire to enhance earlier churches. Many Romanesque churches were destructed in order to make way for a cathedral in a new style. The main difference between Romane...

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