Most of us, when hearing the word 'gothic', conjure ... were usually lowland castles. Although occasionally located right on the river bank, their defensive characteristics resulted from the ...

It’s still fairly dark, an architecture of walls and planes and volumes.” Romanesque architecture eventually evolved into Gothic, swapping thick walls for thin ones and small windows for large ...

Night time settings appeal to reader’s instinctive fear of the dark - and under ... because of the book's medieval Gothic architecture and setting. 1764 - The Castle of Otranto: The first ...