Gothic architecture first emerged in the 12th century and was most closely related with church architecture, though other uses did exist. In religious settings, it was meant to suggest the superhuman.

GURLEY, Alabama - Four Victorian homes, one bungalow and the recently renovated Historic High School of Gurley will be featured on Gurley Christmas tour this Sunday.

The 19th century was a hodge-podge of styles, reflecting whatever was popular that day or whatever struck a donor’s fancy. Even as buildings began to aspire to something “Gothic,” then, it ...

Dating from 1245, Westminster Abbey is one of the world’s most well-known Gothic buildings. Gothic Revival architecture of the Victorian era rekindled elements of this medieval style.

It is good to be queen. When it comes to Victorian architecture, the grand finale of them all was Queen Anne Revival. The previous styles of the Victorian Gothic Revival, Italianate, Stick and ...

Butterfield’s Anglican parish church, All Saints Margaret Street, London (1850-59), made of polychrome brick, caused a sensation and was considered the masterpiece of High Victorian Gothic.

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 ...

Each book only had a few pages of the architectural styles popular in the early and late Victorian periods, but Cape May figured prominently: the Chalfonte, the Southern Mansion, the Physick ...

The Victorian Gothic building has the same spindly, spooky feel as Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion. An article on the college’s architecture says the hall was, “Austere enough to suit the serious intentions ...