Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a specialist in the study of Gothic architecture, was working in his office when a student knocked on ...

Over a period of nearly 400 years, many of Europe's most famous churches were designed and constructed using Gothic architecture, a style originating in 12th century France and first known as French ...

Gothic architecture emerged in France in the 12th century. This architectural style revolutionized church construction, ...

With Barcelona's Sagrada Famlia finally completed after more than a century, explore eight other breathtaking Gothic ...

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 ...

This walking tour explores the interior of the Duomo di Milano, the famous cathedral in Milan, Italy. The video shows the grand Gothic architecture, towering columns, and detailed artwork inside one ...

With its intricate ornamentation and complex ribbed vaulting, Gothic architecture introduced a slenderness and exuberance that was not seen before in medieval Europe. Epitomized by pointed arches, ...

The Gothic Age was famed for its towering churches filled with glorious stained-glass windows. The Gothic Age was famed for its towering churches filled with colorful light shining through glorious ...

SEVEN centuries the towers of Notre Dame have risen over the island city of Paris. The ages have gnawed their solemn stones, and filled their scars with the dust, and tinted their old walls with the ...

The cathedral, built in 1936, is one of the major churches associated with the arrival of Christianity in Cameroon. It was constructed to replace the city of Douala's first Catholic church. Situated ...