Performers and visitors to the famous gothic cathedral in the midst of the River Seine may find some subtle differences to ...

A century and a half before the Florentine flowering of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, another Tuscan city wondrous for ...

These were painted by Sir James Thornhill and can be seen from the Whispering Gallery. Wren died at 91 and his tomb is marked by a black marble slab in the St Paul's crypt. The Gothic cathedral ...

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 ...

The exception is Durham Cathedral where the nave and choir are supported by the first known examples of pointed ribbed vaults. This anticipated a characteristic feature of Gothic construction by ...

Roskilde Cathedral, on the Island of Zealand is a large brick-built aisled Gothic-style basilica, with twin spires and a semi-circular gallery within. Placed on a small hilltop overlooking the ...

Amiens Cathedral, in the heart of Picardy, is one of the largest 'classic' Gothic churches of the 13th century. It is notable for the coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-tier interior ...

Five years after a fire devastated the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris ... of events ushering in the reopening of the 12th-century Gothic masterpiece. He will return on Dec. 7 to deliver an address ...

Towering above the center of the Barri Gòtic district is Barcelona's principal cathedral. The Gothic cathedral's construction began in the late 13th century, though it wasn't completed until the ...

Most of us, when hearing the word 'gothic', conjure up the image of soaring cathedral towers. In the territories of Poland, the Gothic style rarely took such spectacular forms, but managed to develop ...

This neo-Gothic cathedral may catch your eye with its enormous spires and you'll hear it referred to by many (similar) names, including Catedral da Sé, Catedral Metropolitana and Catedral da Sé ...