Perpendicular Gothic

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Perpendicular Gothic is the final phase of English Gothic architecture, characterized by strong vertical lines, large windows with elaborate tracery, and fan vaulting, prominent in late medieval buildings such as Henry VII's Lady Chapel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
phase of English Gothic architecture
alsoKnownAs Perpendicular Gothic
surface form: Perpendicular style

Rectilinear style
architecturalFeature elaborate window tracery
emphasis on vertical mullions
fan vaulting
flattened arches
four-centred arches
grid-like wall panelling
large clerestory windows
large windows
panel tracery
strong vertical lines
associatedWith collegiate foundations and universities
late medieval English monarchy
country England
developedIn 14th century England
distinctFrom Flamboyant Gothic
surface form: French Flamboyant Gothic

Italian Gothic
emphasis verticality over curvilinear ornament
endTime early 16th century
follows Decorated Gothic
influenced Tudor architecture
late Gothic Revival in England
influencedBy Decorated Gothic
notableExample Bath Abbey, Bath, England
surface form: Bath Abbey

Canterbury Cathedral
surface form: Canterbury Cathedral Perpendicular work

Gloucester Cathedral
surface form: Gloucester Cathedral choir and cloisters

Henry VII Lady Chapel
surface form: Henry VII's Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey

King's College Chapel
surface form: King's College Chapel, Cambridge

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
surface form: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Winchester Cathedral
surface form: Winchester Cathedral nave
partOf Decorated Gothic
surface form: English Gothic architecture
peakPeriod 15th century England
period Late Middle Ages
surface form: late Middle Ages
region England
startTime late 14th century
typicalElement battlements and parapets with vertical emphasis
continuous vertical mullions from base to head of window
large west window with panel tracery
tower with large vertical windows
usedIn cathedral architecture
church architecture
collegiate chapels
secular civic buildings
vaultType fan vault
lierne vaults with panel-like patterning
windowType large multi-light windows

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Church of St Clement architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
parish church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul hasArchitecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
subject surface form: parish church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Fressingfield
Bradford Cathedral hasArchitecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
Lady Chapel hasArchitecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
Sherborne Abbey architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
Divinity School, Oxford architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
Great Malvern Priory architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
Woolpit church hasArchitecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
Wakefield Cathedral style Perpendicular Gothic
Tudor architecture follows Perpendicular Gothic
this entity surface form: Perpendicular Gothic architecture
Chelsea Old Church hasArchitecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
St Editha’s Church hasArchitecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Cirencester notableFor Perpendicular Gothic
this entity surface form: Perpendicular Gothic architecture
Late Gothic hasRegionalVariant Perpendicular Gothic
St Mary’s Church, Rye hasArchitecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
this entity surface form: Perpendicular Gothic architecture
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
Great Quadrangle architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
Great Hall architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
subject surface form: Great Hall (Wills Memorial Building)
this entity surface form: Perpendicular Gothic Revival
Magdalen College Chapel architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
Magdalen College Tower architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
Lower Ward of Windsor Castle architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
this entity surface form: Perpendicular Gothic (St George’s Chapel)
Royal Gallery of the House of Lords architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
this entity surface form: Perpendicular Gothic Revival
British architecture notableStyle Perpendicular Gothic
Cambridge Camden Society advocatedStyle Perpendicular Gothic
this entity surface form: Middle Pointed Gothic