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Perpendicular style

(1350–1550)
The last and longest phase of Gothic architecture in England, was characterized by a vertical emphasis and elaborate fan vaults displaying perpendicular tracery.
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Perpendicular style, Rectilinear style

The last and longest phase of Gothic architecture in England, ca. 1350–1550, following upon the Decorated style and eventually succeeded by Elizabethan architecture. Characterized by vertical emphasis in structure and frequently elaborate fan vaults. Its final development (1485–1547) is often referred to as Tudor architecture.
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