Secular Gothic
A style that originated in Europe, especially northern regions, in the twelfth to fifteenth century. (Kremer, 2024)
Defining characteristics include: wooden-framed ceilings, arcades, towers and turrets, irregular plans, oriel windows, and (pseudo) battlements.
Leading Examples
- Middle Temple Hall, London, begun 1562
- Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium, originally 1202-1304, reconstructed 1933-67
- Town Hall, Bruges, Belgium, 1376-1420
- Penshurst Place, Kent, England, begun 1341
- Front Quad, Oriel College, Oxford, England, 1620-2
- Chateau d’Azay-le-Rideau, Loire Valley, France, 1518-27