From their towering arches to their stained glass windows, these architectural marvels took centuries to complete.

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 ...

Life in many medieval towns revolved around constructing a cathedral, a massive undertaking that took generations of work by everyone from artists and architects to prisoners of war. Work in ...

Experience the Duomo di Milano — one of Europe’s largest and most iconic Gothic cathedrals — in this immersive virtual tour.

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: ...

All of these mesmerizing structures are so much more than just places of worship. From recognizable city icons to cathedrals-turned-museums, these incredible buildings range from the historic to ...

My civilization is based on the cult of Man through individuals. For centuries, it has sought to show Man, just as it would have taught people to distinguish a cathedral from its stones. It preached ...

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 ...

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 ...