Manueline stained glass windows, sculpted cloisters, unfinished chapels... This enormous Dominican monastery, a UNESCO World ...

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 ...

Gothic architecture is tall, slender, sleek and elegant. New York-based architect Mark Foster Gage looks at the history of one of the world’s most recognizable architectural styles, and explains ...

Several Alabama homes perfectly fit the description of Carpenter Gothic architecture, including the Gingerbread House in Opelika (1865), The Gables in Talladega (date unknown), the Jemison-Brandon ...

If you love architecture, today’s list is for you: 11 Biggest Gothic Cathedrals in The World. Gothic style of architecture was developed in France. - All Parts ...

Another beautiful example of Gothic architecture from Germany is ‘The Church of Our Lady’. It is known for its twin towers topped with round domes, and is every bit regal and majestic.

Large stained-glass windows; pointed arches and ribbed vaults; creaking, rusty staircases; gargoyles that double as water spouts — Gothic architecture, in all its magnificence, has enchanted the ...

Notre Dame is not the first example of gothic architecture, however. That title falls, if to any building, to the Basilica of Saint-Denis on the edge of Paris. Its 12th-century abbot, Suger, led ...

GREGORY J. SCOTT, AIA Correspondent Sep 9, 2010 Sep 9, 2010 Updated Sep 11, 2013 A style based on ingenuity, improvisation and access to abundant North American wood, Carpenter Gothic is truly an ...

Romanesque architecture eventually evolved into Gothic, swapping thick walls for thin ones and small windows for large ones. The Renaissance, however, reverted back to the ancient Roman way of ...