Few architectural styles are more visually striking than Gothic cathedrals. Due to their elaborate design and extraordinary construction, they aren’t exactly commonplace, but across Europe there are ...

The inspiring and daunting austerity of the new Cathedral permeates every aspect of its architecture. Going against tradition and placing the main entrance to the extreme left of the facade, the ...

Jennifer Feltman, associate professor of medieval art and architecture and internationally recognized scholar in French ...

Life in many medieval towns revolved around constructing a cathedral, a massive undertaking that took generations of work by everyone from artists and architects to prisoners of war. Work in ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier, rounder ...

Paris’s iconic Gothic cathedral was nearly destroyed by a horrific fire in 2019. It’s scheduled to reopen later this year. Constructed between the 12th and 14th centuries, Notre-Dame de Paris has ...