Architectural Styles

    International Gothic

    Alt names / subperiods 

    Timeline

    Distinguishing Features

    Geographic Presence

    Courtly

    Late Gothic

     

    Wikipea

     

    1380-1480

    • Tall to emphasize verticality
    • pointed arches
    • ribbed vaults
    • flying butresses
    • large windows
    • stained glass
    • ornate decoration
    • flamboyant with intricate details
    • curvilinear forms
    • elaborate tracery
    • integrated art, sculpture & architecture
    • rich symbolism
    • Europe
    • France
    • Germany
    • Netherlands
    • England.

    Common Building Types

    Landmark buildings

    Historic Accommodation Types

    Accommodation Examples

    • Cathedrals
    • churches
    • civic buildings
    • guild halls
    • palaces
    • castles
    • Cathedral of Saint Denis (France)
    • Palace of Coucy (France)
    • Chapel of Henry VII
    • Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace) Venice
    • Burgos Cathedral
    • Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore Florence
    • King’s College Chapel Cambridge
    • Urban inns / hostelries
    • Taverns / alehouses with lodging
    • Pilgrim hostels and hospices
    • Monastery / convent guesthouses
    • Hospitals
    • Merchant network lodging (counting-houses, or guild-linked accommodation)
    • Court and noble household lodging
    • Posting and messenger stops
    • Roadside shelters/lodges (near bridges, ferries, mountain passes, sometimes fortified)
    • Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune) — Beaune, Burgundy (France), founded 1443
    • Hôtel-Dieu Hospitals (various towns in France)
    • Pilgrim Hospice of the Great St Bernard Pass
    • Medieval inns in Bruges / Ghent (Low Countries)
    • Guildhalls / merchant houses (Low Countries, Northern Italy, Hanseatic cities)
    • College and clerical lodging in Oxford/Cambridge/Paris

    Adaptive Reuse

     

    Landmarks

    Original Accommodation

    Adapted Visitor Accommodation

     

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