1. Architecture of the Romantic Period

2. Gothic Architecture The Romantic Period ushered in new architectural and structural designs that became known as Gothic Architecture Inspired by the Romantic Movement

3. Characteristics Characterized by bright and soaring spaces Use of large windows Allowed for lots of light to be admitted through vast expanses of stained glass Linear building designs Statues, gargoyles Interior of San Zanipolo in Venice

4. Gothic Cathedrals Cologne Cathedral, Germany Torre de Jesus, Spain

5. Gothic Cathedrals Palace of Westminster, London Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh Other Gothic Cathedrals: Laon, Notre-Dame de Paris, Chartres, Reims, and Amiens

6. Downfall of Gothic Styles Building activity was seriously affected by the economic crisis of the 14 th century and by the Black Death Later Gothic constructions were far less ambitious as compared to those in the preceding period