In fact, the accurate translation is Gothic architecture.

There are also Gothic novels in literature.

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that originated in France in the second half of the 1 1 century and was popular in Europe from 13 to15th century. Mainly seen in Catholic churches, it also affects secular buildings. Gothic architecture occupies an important position in the history of architecture with its superb technical and artistic achievements.

The structural system of Gothic church consists of stone skeleton coupons and flying buttresses. Its basic unit is to make a double-center skeleton tip coupon on the pillars at the four corners of a square or rectangular plane, one on each side and one on the diagonal, and the roof slate is supported on the coupon to form a vault. In this way, coupons with the same height can be made on different spans, and the vault is light in weight and clear in intersection, which reduces the thrust of the coupon foot and simplifies the construction.

The flying crib is issued by the pier outside the side hall to balance the lateral thrust of the arch foot in the middle hall. In order to increase stability, minarets are often built on column piers. Due to the use of pointed vouchers, pointed arches and flying buttresses, the interior space of Gothic churches is spacious, simple and unified. Ornamental details such as canopies and niches are also themed with sharp coupons, and the architectural style and structural techniques form an organic whole.

Gothic novels are as follows:

Gothic novels were popular in Britain in the middle and late period of18th century, which had a far-reaching influence on the history of literature both vertically and horizontally. Romantic literature we are familiar with inherits some important traditions of Gothic literature. However, in China, for many years, foreign literary critics have paid more attention to the realistic tendency of literature, ignoring this literary genre that seems to be addicted to absurd ghosts and murders. This prejudice makes the Gothic elements in Gothic literature and European and American literature neglected or even little known in China for a long time. The "non-realism" feature of Gothic literature obviously conceals the extremely high research value of this literary genre.

Critics used to call the Gothic novels written in the second half of18th century classic Gothic novels, mainly HoraceWalpole's Castle of Otranto. Anne Radcliffe's The Mystery of Eudover and Matthew G Lewis's The Italian and the Monk are not necessarily related to Gothic novels in history. Modern Europeans believe that the Goths, who originated in Central Europe and Northern Europe, invaded the Roman Empire in the south, which was one of the reasons why the splendid Roman culture was destroyed and Europe entered the dark Middle Ages. Moreover, because the Goths do not have their own literature, and even rarely leave written records, this nation gives the impression that it has no culture. After the Renaissance, "Goth" became synonymous with barbarism and autocracy, and was often a symbol of darkness in the Middle Ages. Walpole called his works Gothic novels, which seemed to take meaning from them. British Gothic novels have a similar plot and a basic pattern, and most of them tell stories that happened in the Mediterranean coast in the Middle Ages, involving religious persecution, usurpation and revenge. The protagonist of the story is an ambitious villain who usually owns or occupies a castle or temple. Although they are dignitaries, their origins are usually unknown and their legitimacy is quite suspicious. Castles or monasteries often have dark cellars, hiding unknown secrets, and grotesque and horrible phenomena happen from time to time. Villains often chase, detain and even persecute a young and delicate but imaginative girl (sometimes a very feminine young man). In the process of resisting persecution and trying to escape, girls will experience the darkness and fear of fortresses or monasteries, and will be frightened and tortured by villains. With the development of the story, the illegality of these Gothic villains becomes clear gradually, and their victims will unite with other just forces and finally defeat the usurper. Novels usually have a happy ending.

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