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the Gothic Revival-style Jones House (pictured) is the second oldest brick house in Pontiac, Illinois ?
in the 19th century, part of Wykeham Terrace (pictured) —a "charming Gothic confection" in Brighton —was used as an institution for reformed prostitutes ?
the Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel (pictured) in Washington, D.C. has been described as a miniature Gothic gem?
the St. Philomena's Church pictured ) in the city of Mysore in India was built in Neo-Gothic style drawing inspiration from the Cologne Cathedral in Germany ?
the interior of St. Sebastian's Catholic Church Sebastian, Ohio (pictured) is distinguished by its Gothic Revival reredos ?
Sedgeley Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1799 and built in Philadelphia , was the first Gothic revival -style house in the U.S. ?
Saint George's Church Gavril Genovo , northwestern Bulgaria , features vernacular Gothic Revival details and "puzzling" archaic decoration?
Richard Upjohn 's Gothic alterations to the Mandeville House Garrison, New York , were removed by a later owner?
Cheshire landowner Rowland Egerton-Warburton Arley Hall , to be designed in Tudor style while the chapel was designed in Gothic style?
11 Dyke Road Brighton —latterly a nightclub with names such as Sloopy's, Fozzies, The Shrine and New Hero—was built in 1867 in an "inventive" Gothic style as a school for poor girls?
buildings in Kuala Lumpur Mughal , Tudor , Neo-Gothic or Spanish architectural styles modified to use local resources and for the climate of Malaysia ?
Belmont Castle neo-Gothic mansion near Grays in the English county of Essex , was demolished in 1943 to make way for a chalk quarry?
24 people died digging Bramhope Tunnel Neo-Gothic portal?
More interesting facts on Gothic Revival architecture
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Question 1 : ________ 's iconic interwar take on the idiom.
Question 2 : The illustrated catalogue for the ________ of 1851 is replete with gothic detail, from lacemaking and carpet designs to heavy machinery.
Question 3 : But by the turn of the 20th century, technological developments such as the steel frame , the incandescent light bulb and the ________ led many to see this style of architecture as obsolete.
Question 4 : The Gothic Revival was paralleled and supported by ________ , which had its roots in antiquarian concerns with survivals and curiosities.
Question 5 : But over the first half of the century, Neo-Gothic became supplanted by ________ .
Question 6 : ________ of Canterbury, New Zealand imported the Gothic Revival style to New Zealand, and designed Gothic Revival churches in both wood and stone.
Question 7 : ________ buildings of Boston College.
Question 9 : Because of ________ in the early 19th century, the Germans, French and English all claimed the original Gothic architecture of the 12th century as originating in their own country.
Question 10 :
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