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Hey guys, Emem here. We're gonna talk about Gothic architecture today.

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When someone says Gothic, we first think about those Goths, ghosts, and other scary things lurking in the dark.

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It's not that. The idea of Gothic style was thought of to bring sunshine into people's lives, especially in their churches.

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The Gothic style of architecture originated from the 12th century France to the 16th century

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century where the modern square root symbol was thought of and created.

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The characteristics of the gothical architectural style are pointed arches, flying buttresses,

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tall spires, ribbed vaults, stained glass, and of course, the gargoyles.

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The characteristics that distinguishes gothical architecture from the others are mainly the

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pointed arches, flying buttresses, and the rib vaults. And as you can see in the video,

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those three characteristics are the ones I shaded red. Back in the old days, building

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skills were extremely limited. Most buildings were rudimentary. Thus, Gothic architecture was

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brought up to brighten up the buildings. In comparison with Romanesque style, Romanesque

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had barrel vaults while Gothic had rib vaults. It focused on large internal structures while Gothic

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was more into high buildings. Romanesque had thick walls to support the structure, while

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Gothic had flying buttresses. And of course, Romanesque were into round arches, as the

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latter was into pointed ones. Examples of gothical buildings is the Basilica of St.

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Denis in Paris, France, the first structure built in gothical style. Notre-Dame de Paris,

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the most famous of all gothical buildings, thanks to the novel. The Salisbury Cathedral

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In England, it is a fine example of the English gothical architecture, and of course Hogwarts was also designed in a gothical way.

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Now that you know the basics of gothic architecture, don't be afraid to discuss this topic with your friends and share your ideas so you guys can learn more.

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So, this is the end of the video. Thank you for watching and goodbye!