Gothic architecture

:See also Gothic art.

Sequence of Gothic styles: England

The designations of styles in English architecture still follows conventions of labels given them by antiquaries in the 18th century:

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• Early English (ca 1180 - 1275)
• Decorated (ca 1275 - 1380 )
• Perpendicular (ca 1380 - 1520 ).

Early English:

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• Salisbury Cathedral
• Wells Cathedral
• Westminster Abbey

Decorated or "Flamboyant":

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• Exeter Cathedral

Perpendicular:

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• King's College Chapel, Cambridge