English Gothic architecture

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	== Decorated Gothic (late 13th–late 14th centuries) ==		== Decorated Gothic (late 13th–late 14th centuries) ==
			{{Main article\|Decorated Gothic}}
	The second style of English Gothic architecture is generally termed ~~'''~~Decorated Gothic~~'''~~, because the amount of ornament and decoration increased dramatically. It corresponded roughly with the [[Rayonnant]] period in France, which influenced it. It was a period of growing prosperity in England, and this was expressed in the decoration of Gothic buildings. Almost every feature of the interiors and facades was decorated.		The second style of English Gothic architecture is generally termed [[Decorated Gothic]], because the amount of ornament and decoration increased dramatically. It corresponded roughly with the [[Rayonnant]] period in France, which influenced it. It was a period of growing prosperity in England, and this was expressed in the decoration of Gothic buildings. Almost every feature of the interiors and facades was decorated.

	File:London - Westminster abbey - chapter house 04.jpg\|[[Westminster Abbey]] chapter house		File:London - Westminster abbey - chapter house 04.jpg\|[[Westminster Abbey]] chapter house