Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, ...

High Gothic Saint-Denis, as well as other Early Gothic churches like Sens Cathedral and Senlis Cathedral, spurred the spread of the architectural style throughout the country and the continent.

Cologne Cathedral is a High Gothic five-aisled basilica (144.5 m long), with a projecting transept (86.25 m wide) and a tower façade (157.22 m high). The nave is 43.58 m high and the side-aisles 19.80 ...

An immense cathedral dominates the city of Évora, in Portugal. Dating back to the 12th century, it is an architectural masterpiece combining Romanesque and Gothic styles.

What is revealed with the restoration of Gothic architecture is a newfound appreciation for the many colours that these buildings were painted with. Many parts of Gothic cathedrals — especially ...

There are few buildings in New York City that have witnessed more Irish American history than Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral on ...

She would spend 37 years at Duke teaching various art history courses including her popular Gothic Cathedrals class, in which students would design their own cathedral using Notre Dame and others as ...

The largest Gothic cathedral in the world, the Catedral de Sevilla, sits in the heart of the city on Avenida de la Constitución and invites travelers from around the world to admire its ...

Its looming, rounded profile, so unlike the angular lines of the Gothic ... crypt of the cathedral; a memorial plaque nearby celebrated his “divine intellect.” These were high honors.

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 ...