Chapter 31 Appendix IV

Neo-Gothic Architecture, or Neo-Gothic Architecture, or "Gothic Revival Architecture ()".The architectural concept initiated in England in the mid-eighteenth century aims to inherit and innovate the medieval Gothic architectural style. The architectural prototype of John Baines’ Reception Villa refers to the Philips Memorial Building (a typical neo-Gothic building) in West Chester University in the UK and the French mentioned in the description in Section 2. Palace of Fontainebleau - although the asymmetric structure is the result of the unrestrained expansion of the royal hunting lodge by Franz I. and Heinrich II. in the sixteenth century, But unexpectedly received a very good visual effect.

Thanks to the nearly seventy-degree roof slope, the villa's wing and hall have ample vertical space, which also means that beautiful crystal chandeliers and Prussian blue velvet curtains are possible.A narrow staircase leads to the only room on the second floor - it is designed in the shape of a tower commonly seen in castles, and from the room is a roof terrace with a beautiful brick parapet.From a corner of the terrace, people can carefully walk along the stone rainway through the sky above the hall and side halls, and come to the other side of the villa—in order to match the huge roof, the rainway is also laid relatively spacious. Any problem: Even roof cleaning and repairs need to be done with these cleverly designed rain channels.The independent neo-gothic roof of the garden door on the kitchen side, due to the significant height difference (the kitchen, bathroom, smoking room and two guest lounges are designed under a separate spire - and the highest point of this spire is even lower than the The terrace is even lower; there is a short wooden walkway from the garden door to the garden road, and a small rain-proof spire above it), which cannot be reached from the terrace side along the rain path, because Due to size constraints and for the sake of overall coordination and beauty, the small roof does not have a separate rain channel.Therefore, when cleaning the roof every winter, a ladder is needed, and the workers are disturbed by the thick branches of the Rainier cherry tree while cleaning (laughs).

Many university buildings in Britain and the United States have adopted the neo-Gothic style, and there are quite a few neo-Gothic buildings in Germany. Mrs. Monteria’s mountain villa in "Let the Last Ray of Light Dissipate" is being expanded. I also hope that Describe it as gothic (note! Not Neo-Gothic).If you are interested in related content, I recommend reading "The Literary Background of the Gothic Revival in Germany" by WDRobson-Scot. There are many beautiful illustrations in the book, and the writing is very good. Interesting; or Megan Aldrich's Gothic Revival (Phaidon, London), which contains a lot of the latest on neo-gothic, as well as some very useful generalizations and conclusions about it.