Gothic Church

Oh wow this is a beautiful scene, I love how you have captured the awe and height of the perpendicular style from the viewpoint of someone on the ground looking up. The hazy lighting really adds to it also. Great image Jasmine!

Belated congratulations! :) I like gothic style, not so much visually, but what it's supposed to convey. I find this expressed very powerfully in your picture: holiness can also be expressed in a kitschy way in some styles. Not so in the Gothic style, where it is so powerful that it can also have an eerie, frightening, depressing effect. For me, your picture expresses this excellently: of course because of the Gothic architecture, but above all in the choice of colors. A gothic church with bright colors can also appear kitschy. Yours is very dark, but contrasts with the warm cozy candles and the unearthly lights that shine eternally through the church windows. According to my modest education, this is exactly how European Gothic should have a powerful impact (I don't know about the American version, unfortunately). Your picture expresses this perfectly! I don't know the other pictures of the DC, but at least the top 10% is absolutely deserved.