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Gibbs surround =
The framing of a door or
window by a head of a triple
keystone and by jambs bor-
dered by protruding rectan-
gular blocks of stone.
Gothic architecture =
The architectural style of
the High Middle Ages in
Western Europe, which
emerged from Roman-
esque
and
Byzantine
forms in France during the
later 12
th
century. Its great
works are cathedrals,
characterized
by
the
pointed arch, rib vault, the
development of the exte-
rior
flying
buttress
.
Gothic architecture lasted
until the 16
th
century,
when it was succeeded by
the classical forms of
Renaissance.
The Gothic Revival of the
18
th
century flourished in
Europe as well as in the
United States. It is called
the Late Gothic Revival or
Victorian Gothic.
Gibbs surround
Gothic
construction
Gothic
pier