In William Gibson's "The Gernsback Continuum", this term is combined with the word "raygun" to describe an art deco-inspired retro-futuristic style.
In William Gibson's "The Gernsback Continuum", this term is combined with the word "raygun" to describe an art deco-inspired retro-futuristic style. In England, the latest period of this style emphasized verticality and was thus named "Perpendicular". Examining window tracery can help distinguish between its Rayonnant and Flamboyant periods. Many buildings in this style were controversially "restored" by Eugène (*)  Viollet-le-Duc  (oo-JEN vee-oh-LAY luh dook) , who spearheaded its 19th-century revival. Several elements of this style's predecessor, the Romanesque, survive in the Chartres Cathedral, which is otherwise in this style. Ribbed vaults, pointed arches, and flying buttresses characterize, for 10 points, what style of medieval architecture exemplified by towering cathedrals, such as the Notre Dame de Paris?
In William Gibson's "The Gernsback Continuum", this term is combined with the word "raygun" to describe an art deco-inspired retro-futuristic style.
Gothic  [accept Raygun  Gothic  or Perpendicular  Gothic  or Rayonnant  Gothic  or Flamboyant Gothic  or  Gothic  Revival]