Originally Posted by
Prefrab
From what I have read Gothic as a description was introduced to describe something that was either Ugly or a mixture of varied previous styles, I always thought it described something done in Medievel Cathedral style (Shows what I know).
I would describe The Liver Building as "Early 20th century American modern"
Your cathedral style guess is correct, with the Liverpool Anglican cathedral being a quoted example of Gothic architecture.
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As to "Early 20 th Century American Modern" it might be said that the Liver building was first and inspired the US trend.
Wiki gives the Liver Building credit for inspiring the Manhattan Municipal Building in Manhattan - built 2 years later and almost twice the height.
It's just short a couple of birds...
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