What led up to the Gothic Revival?

by FaceOfJerry

I really like Gothic architecture and found it interesting that it made a return with the Gothic Revival, which made me pretty curious about why it returned.

So which trends and/or events led up to the return of gothic architecture? And is there any noticeable ways it differs or evolved from earlier gothic architecture? (E.g. Carpenter Gothic/Rural Gothic being a substyle there developed)

mimicofmodes

There's more that could be said, but you may be interested in this answer I wrote a few years ago:

When people in the Roman Empire ca. 410 AD say the word "Goth", they were thinking of barbarous tribes that came from their northern border. Now, when people say the word "Goth", we think of ruinous castles, gloomy churchyards, and teenagers with heavy eyeliners. How do these two meanings relate?

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