They soar impossibly skyward, their spires pierce clouds, and their stained glass transforms sunlight into kaleidoscopes of color. Gothic cathedrals represent medieval architecture's greatest ...

From reclaiming half a country from the sea to constructing cathedrals that soared above the pyramids, medieval engineers ...

An exhibition at the Met highlights the art of Gothic drawings—remarkably meticulous designs for a range of astonishing ...

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 ...

Constructed over nearly six centuries, Milan Cathedral is the largest Gothic cathedral in Italy and the third largest in the world. Its construction began in 1386, under the vision of Archbishop ...

Topeka, Salina, Lawrence, Axtell and Pfeifer are home to the five most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in Kansas, the World Atlas ...

Chartres is among the oldest cathedrals in the world. Construction started from 1163 and finished in 1345. The great example of French Gothic architecture contains all the fundamentals of the design: ...

The Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the nation’s capital is a magnificent Neo-Gothic structure, based on 14th-century English models, that calls itself “Washington National Cathedral”: a ...

The Gothic art period flourished in Europe from the mid-12th to the 16th century, and it is defined by clerical architecture involving intricate stained glass windows, pointed arches, as well as ...

The modern medieval castle in Bryn Athyn has closed for renovations until 2023. So it sent its prized 12th-century stained glass to the Philly Art Museum. The ceiling of the Greal Hall at Glencairn ...