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 ...

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 ...

If all that remained of architecture from the 12th to the 16th centuries were the astonishing diagrams now on view in “Gothic by Design” at the Met Museum, you might suppose you were looking at wild ...

Gothic cathedrals are famous for soaring interiors, pointed arches, ribbed vaults and huge stained-glass windows. One of their most important features is found outside the building: the flying ...

You do not need a trip to Europe to admire this Pennsylvania cathedral, where striking architecture and historic charm create ...

Chartres is home to arguably Europe’s best example of pure Gothic. Officially known as the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres—it’s one of more than a hundred churches dedicated to “Our Lady” ...

In this installment of Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages, England’s beautiful Gothic cathedral shines with Medieval elegance. Exeter Cathedral stands proudly in the center of Exeter, in ...

In the book 'Cathedral,' David Macaulay walks us through the construction of a massive cathedral, step-by-step in magnificent detail. Well, first of all, Cathedral is simply gorgeous, stunning, and ...

A new documentary from Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, promises to take viewers on a journey through the gothic cathedrals of France. The film, which hits theaters Sept. 20, ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. The oldest surviving architectural drawings are of Strasbourg Cathedral, which was begun around 1250, ...