Gothic ArchitectureNameInstitutional AffiliationGothic architecture, also known as the oriental architectural style, is suitable for large structures, where it can be achieved in total perfection. It developed due to common architectural problems encountered during the Middle Ages. Gothic architecture possessed a high degree of erudition in the attempts of several European writers to trace its derivation, but these attempts did not lead to any clear results. Its distinctive features seem to consist of two details, the effect of the parts ending in a point and the perpendicular line. Gothic architecture solved some unpleasant problems, created pleasant, airy and light buildings. He basically transformed cathedrals, churches, castles and in general the whole of Europe. Some of these buildings, such as cathedrals and churches, have been transformed into places of worship and sanctity due to their extraordinary Gothic design (Bony, 2003). The architectural style has seven key characteristics. It is characterized by the pointed arch, the flying buttress and the barrel vault ...