The term ‘Goth’ keeps multidimensional meanings. In 1530s, Italian writer Giorgio Vasari described it as a culture, which is rude and barbaric. On the other hand, this term was used for a specific type of architecture in the renaissance age. But, the architecture, which we name ‘gothic’, was actually originated in 12th century. It was known as ‘Frankish work’ during the period of its birth. A large number of great cathedrals, abbeys and churches of Europe are based on this architecture. Moreover, its impact can be seen on many of the civic architectures. Some other buildings such as Old New Synagogue are also made from this unique architecture. The structures with this great architecture have been recognized as ‘World Heritage Sites’ by UNESCO.

The gothic architecture comprises of a unique combination of existing technologies, and it established a new building styles. The technologies used in this include ribbed vault, pointed arch and flying buttress. When this architecture is applied to an ecclesiastical building, it appears vertical and light. The structural part of the building consists of solid wall, which became a stone skeleton with pointed ribbed vaults, flying buttresses and clustered columns. Some of the gothic churches have entitled chapels, but most of them are made from Latin cross plan.

After 1837, the revival of this architecture took place, which is sometimes termed as ‘Victorian Gothic’. This architecture was also used in the interiors of Houses of Parliament in London by Sir Charles Barry.

But, this term did not remain limited to the architecture. Its usage was started for many other facets of society. In the Victorian Era, various gothic novels were written. These novels were highly based on the Giorgio Vasari’s definition mentioned above. This literature believes in the supernatural themes, vampires, and dreadful capabilities of science and technologies. Such concepts were inspired by the taboos of the old Goth culture. In these Victorian-age novels, we find them in the modernized form. Such works of fiction were based on the social trauma. The reason behind this seems to be the negative impacts of industrialization and capitalism. This concept was again revived in 1980s, and it is going on various nations today also.

The prominent influence of this culture seems to be on the dresses of the people. The people following this culture wear the dresses in dark shades. On the other hand, many women of this culture use black nail polish and lipstick. A surprising fact is that this clothing is not limited to the people of the respective subculture. It has become a fashion-statement now even among the non-gothic people. Moreover, some of the accessories of this subculture are also being liked by a lot of people such as goblets, skulls, dragons, vampires, and more.

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