As its name suggests, Gothic Revival architecture is inspired by original Gothic buildings from the Middle Ages. This neo-Gothic style became widespread in the early 19th century, applying ...

The High Middle Ages brought majestic castles, radiant Gothic cathedrals ... is reflected in the magnificent art and architecture of the age. We start after the fall of Rome, as the flickering ...

After helping his father to survey and record medieval buildings he became convinced that Gothic architecture was not only superior ... of contemporary buildings with similar ones from the Middle Ages ...

As Gothic architecture emerged, many classical traditions receded. “In the Middle Ages, [architects] left behind the human metaphor and moved to the superhuman,” Dr. Bork adds. Suddenly ...

In this episode, we travel back to the High Middle Ages ... And this included architecture in an increasingly secular society. From Brussels to Siena, it was the Gothic city hall, not the church ...

The Gothic cathedral—from St.-Denis and Notre ... They rose out of the Middle Ages in a quest to achieve greater heights and maximum light, revolutionizing the way cathedrals and other large ...

At times dismissed as a movement lacking the sophistication of Renaissance innovations that pulled the West out of the Middle Ages and into the early modern era, the Gothic has never lost its ...

Gothic cathedrals can often render spectators ... Christian rites but also became hubs of political power during the Middle Ages. Inside the sacred space, there was also a fair amount of day ...

Architecture is about evolution ... Norman Conquest of 1066 to bring back the light, and the Gothic cathedral-builders of the Middle Ages played an important part in the revival of British ...