Although these buildings are based on the mid-1900s romantic ornamentation theme, they strongly represent the Gothic theme and even states that in the book's caption. I can immediately see this by the slenderness of the buildings, the triangular arcs and the elegant detail following them. The book states the style of the building as "Romantic Gothic Style". The picture above is most like what the gothic architecture was at it's time mainly because of the colour and the picture next to it is a much more modern transformation of the building.

The picture above is a Gothic mansion, it represents this theme through it's Gothic towers, arches, tallness and the great detail which adds a delicate side to it.
The picture on the right is called the "Harkness Tower" which follows the Gothic Revival style. It also follows the style of the slenderness especially as it's a tower.

This building on the right is a "Gothic Prototype" made in 1937. Likewise to one above, it is slender and cathedral like, however this one includes a lot more depth of detail. The colour is also within the Medieval sort of colour scheme as it hasn't been modernized in any way.



Reference: "American Architecture- colonial styles to the present day, Robin Langley Sommer with photographs by Balthazar Korab"
 (scanned in research from a book)

              Games With Medieval Features/Settings

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Deliverance is a game actually set during the medieval times (the 15th century in the Kingdom of Bohemia) with accurate, historical content. This game is a great example as it was created to be very realistic. The architecture of the game consists of Romanesque castles, and buildings with a timber framing theme. Timber framing was extremely popular throughout the medieval times as it was the *most common material to be available during this period and wasn't difficult to build*.(*http://fet.uwe.ac.uk/conweb/house_ages/timber/print.htm). 

Assassin's creed

Assassin's creed is also a great example as it includes Gothic cathedrals and Romanesque buildings in the game architecture.

Medieval colours tend to range between dull greens, browns, reds and blacks.

Lighthouses

One of the oldest lighthouses in Europe, at Hook Head in County Wexford, Ireland, is named Hook Lighthouse and was built during the medieval period.    Crompton, Samuel, W; Rhein, Michael, J. The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses. San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press, 2002. ISBN 1-59223-102-0 Lighthouse Definition A lighthouse is a tall structured building which light is projected from the top, at night, and acts as a marker at daytime to guide ships. Lighthouses are put at important points on a coastline or entrances to harbors and are also used as a way of warning. http://www.lighthousepreservation.org/education.php Medieval Architecture Medieval architecture consisted of various styles: Romanesque, French style, perpendicular style, more commonly known as gothic architecture. The Romanesque style went on between 1066-1200, gothic architecture 1200-1400 and perpendicular architecture 1400-1500. http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-art/medieval-architecture.htm -Romanesque Architecture Romanesque architecture dominated in Western Europe in 11th and 12th centuries and was mainly characterized by semi-circular arches. “Romanesque” actually means “From Rome”, which was a term in the 19th century based on the fact that the Romanesque buildings represented proportion and order and are solid like the buildings of the ancient Roman Empire. https://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/architecture/romanesque -Gothic Architecture Gothic architecture was the beginning of castles, churches and cathedrals and developed because of the architectural issues during medieval times as in the 1100s-1200s their building skills were limited. Gothic architecture tend to be tall, grand designs, slender like as they had great height.            They often included “the flying buttress” was a practical yet decorative characteristic as it helped keep the buildings structure were sophisticatedly designed. The buildings had pointed arches which were the most common and yet again decorative but practical. They supported heavy ceilings and bulkier designs and supported more than simple pillars could. Vaulted ceilings also supported the pointed arches by spreading the force and weight from upper floors. However they appeared elegant and added great detail to the room. Gargoyles are a famous feature on gothic buildings. They actually have a practical purpose, which is being a spout and allowing rain water to funnel out their mouths, just like a modern gutter. Gargoyles are also meant to scare medieval peasants into the cathedral which is the explanation for their aggressive feature. http://www.exploring-castles.com/characteristics_of_gothic_architecture_2.html Gothic architecture is still commonly seen with cathedrals and churches and is now seen as a part of history, which can never be recreated in quite the same way, which shows how special this theme turned out to be. I really like the gargoyles and am thinking of including them on my final piece because they add a lot of character to the building and are extremely recognizable for the gothic theme.

Harley Quinn

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Mood board

This mood board presents images linked to Medieval architecture and themes. Showing the basic colour scheme of dull browns and greens and the gothic architecture theme of the buildings, all showing the same sort of theme of colour, beams and building styles. It also shows the style that the Medieval people followed within their clothing, sophisticated yet dull colours. It finally shows the consistent decoration of flags they used to represent themselves.