The Gothic Revival was an architectural movement
which began in the 1840s in England.
In the
early nineteenth century, many admirers of
neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval
forms, in contrast to the classical styles
which were then prevalent.
The movement has had a major influence
throughout the United Kingdom as well as on the
continent of Europe and in the Americas.
The number of Gothic Revival structures
built in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
seem to exceed the number of authentic Gothic
structures that had been built previously.
Art Nouveau style created a sensation when it
exploded onto the Paris and London scenes at
the turn of the twentieth century.
Although Art
Nouveau may appear harmlessly pretty now, late
Victorians found its flamboyance shocking, and
most either loved it or hated it.
It was the first truly modern design style,
making a conscious break with history and
tradition and beating down the barriers between
the fine arts and the decorative arts.
The Art Deco, a popular design movement from
1920 until 1939, was an
amalgam of many different styles and movements
of the early 20th century.
It affected the decorative arts
such as architecture, interior design, and
industrial design, as well as the visual arts
such as fashion, painting, the graphic arts,
and film.
With its popularity
peaking during the Roaring Twenties, this style
was seen as elegant, functional, and ultra
modern.
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