The hotel itself is vast, dark and superbly atmospheric thanks to its Spanish-Gothic architecture which defined the city in the 1920s.

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Amiens Cathedral is a stunning example of Gothic architecture, a monument to the skills and techniques of the period.

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Gothic architecture added narrative in colored stained glass to the figurative repertory, and frescoes at the close of the Middle Ages.

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Westminster Palace, rebuilt from the year 1840 on the site of important medieval remains, is a fine example of neo-Gothic architecture.

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After depositing my eight zloty, I sat down and watched the scenery outside transform from Krakow's signature mishmash of Gothic, Baroque and Renaissance architecture to woodland.

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