如果你曾经见过像上面照片中那样的房子，你可能会想到“浪漫”或“中世纪”这样的词。 The architectural style shown here is Gothic Revival, a unique branch of design that grew popular in the mid-19^th century. 虽然它很快就不流行了，但这种标志性的建筑风格给家居设计留下了持久的印象。

什么是哥特式复兴建筑？

哥特复兴式建筑最显著的特点是它的尖拱、陡峭的斜屋顶、复杂的木制装饰，以及对垂直元素的偏爱。 As opposed to the horizontal nature of the 漫步者家居风格, Gothic Revival architecture reaches skyward. 哥特复兴风格也借鉴了城堡的元素，比如带有护墙和/或尖顶的塔楼。

这种建筑风格最终出现了其他变体。 Victorian Gothic borrowed from elements of the Victorian era, and the North American adaptation Carpenter Gothic used a Gothic influence as the basis for a new style of home design popularized in the late 19^th century.

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Although Gothic Revival most naturally translated to larger buildings such as churches, mansions, prisons, and schools, the Gothic Carpenter style maintained many of the key characteristics that define the unique style with slight twists to accommodate for 居家生活.

除了垂直的视觉效果、陡峭的屋顶和拱形的门道之外，哥特式住宅建筑还结合了木板和板条木壁板、屋顶山墙、华丽的皇冠造型和细长的门廊柱等元素。 Gothic-style homes are easily identifiable and much rarer than ubiquitous home styles such as 工匠, 小屋, and 本世纪中叶现代.

To learn more about the different architectural styles, visit our 建筑风格页面.

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