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how did gothic architecture get it's name?

why is it called "gothic" architecture??

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1. The term "Gothic", when applied to architecture, has nothing to do with the historical Goths. It was a pejorative term that came to be used as early as the 1530s by Giorgio Vasari to describe culture that was considered rude and barbaric. I had remembered this from my survey course, here is the link