Architectural drawings get their due in two museum shows.

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 ...

From the soaring Gothic spires of Notre-Dame to the whimsical towers of Gaudí’s Sagrada Família, cathedrals are living testaments to human artistry and history. These architectural marvels have ...

The Basilica of Saint-Denis, just north of Paris, attracts few visitors, considering its profound historical import. Not only is it the final resting place for dozens of French kings and queens—it’s ...

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, rounder ...

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 ...

HOW to replace ruined medieval stained-glass windows has over the centuries steadily troubled French civil and ecclesiastical authorities. Time and wars have taken a cruel toll. The great tapestries ...

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