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Gothic Revival

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noun

  1. Also called: neogothic.  a Gothic style of architecture popular between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, exemplified by the Houses of Parliament in London (1840)

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Occasionally, my wife and I pause to read as we amble across to visit our late son, inurned near a Gothic Revival gate crowned by nests of monk parakeets.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

In the short snippet, jewelry specialist Geoffrey Munn showed several sketches of brooches designed by Burges, who was known for his Victorian Gothic Revival style.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

The charity described the hall as a "rare Tudor manor with a Victorian personality", which is home to "a priest hole, Gothic Revival furniture and William Morris wallpaper".

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023

They're at the entryway, their binoculars trained on the spire atop its Gothic Revival arches.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023

“A forty-minute drive from London, the hulking Gothic Revival estate is a turreted and castellated house full of secret doors and old safe rooms.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin