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Such as, Gothic Revival, Victorian Gothic, English Gothic, Carpenter Gothic, and Neo-Gothic, just to name a few. Below is a collection of historic sites that share characteristics of Gothic architecture and are prime examples of its various iterations.
As this period covered the 13th and 14th centuries, there are no authentic Gothic buildings in Canada. The style was quite out of favour in the 17th century, when Europeans first began erecting structures in Canada, and the style is absent from the early settlements in New France and the Maritimes .
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In Canada, an excellent example of the Collegiate Gothic style is HART HOUSE on the University of Toronto campus, one of the earliest and most comprehensive undergraduate student centres in North America. Its exterior is in the Collegiate Gothic style.
- First Religious Buildings on Notre-Dame Street
- Interior Renovations and Redecoration in The 20th Century
- Heritage Recognition
When Ville-Marie (later to become the city of Montréal) was founded in 1642, a small chapel was built inside the stockade, at la Pointe-à-Callière, and the Jesuits who took charge of it dedicated it to the Virgin Mary (Notre Dame, meaning Our Lady) When a community of Sulpician priests later arrived from France, the need arose to replace the small ...
Starting in 1872, the interior of the church was redecorated under the direction of Montréal architect Victor Bourgeau (1809–1888), who chose colours and motifs reminiscent of the interior of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. The process of transforming the sanctuary and the confessionals, installing new mouldings and painting them took nearly 10 years. Th...
On 21 April 1982, Notre-Dame Church was declared a minor basilica by apostolic brief. Its historical, architectural and artistic value, as well as its religious importance, were thus recognized. In 1984, Pope John Paul II visited the Basilica, and in 2000, the funeral of former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau was held there. In 1989, the Basi...
- CN Tower. Towering 1,815.3 feet above Downtown Toronto, CN Tower is not just the tallest building in Canada; it’s North America’s tallest building. This communications and observation tower was erected in 1976 to broadcast signals across Ontario.
- Sharp Centre for Design. The Sharp Centre for DesignCanada’sof Canada’s most unique and widely recognizable structures. This unusual building was designed by English architect Will Alsop and is named after its benefactors, Rosalie and Isadore Sharp.
- Gooderham Building. The Gooderham Building is a historic office building in Toronto called the Flatiron Building. It was designed by David Roberts, Jr. in the Romanesque Revival style and is named after George Gooderham, who owned it then.
- Habitat 67. Habitat 67 was designed by Moshe Safdie for Expo 67 and is now the Expo’s only remaining original pavilion. This beautiful, modern structure provides amazing views of the river, downtown, and the Old Port of Montreal, Canada.
Gothic Revival Architecture . Not to be confused with Neo-Gothic, which is a twentieth century adaptation to large institutional buildings, the Gothic Revival is a direct translation of medieval details and building practices to the Ontario climate.
Mar 8, 2016 · Designed in a Gothic revival style by Thomas Fuller and set on a dramatic hill overlooking the Ottawa River, the Parliament Buildings officially opened on June 6, 1866, about a year before Confederation. They have become iconic Canadian symbols familiar to Canadians and people around the world.
