Still, after hundreds of years of fires, wartime bombings and general disrepair, cathedrals continue to provide visitors with insight into the spiritual lives, and history, of Europeans.

Open to the public daily from 7:45 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., this prestigious cathedral has been the setting for several monumental events in its history and is the most visited attraction in Europe ...

The Milan Cathedral, which locals call the Duomo (cathedral), was built over the course of 600 years, and it's always under some renovation. That's because it's a glorious masterpiece, and there's ...

Cathedrals of Europe Canterbury Cathedral (England) Built over a Romanesque crypt, the cathedral’s choir at its eastern end was rebuilt in the Gothic style following a fire in 1174.

Their history and beauty demand you to enter (the 13 million annual visitors to Notre-Dame attests to that). The attraction for a Christian to a great church speaks for itself.

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The spires and pinnacles of old churches rise above cobblestone streets lined with red-brick buildings and pastel-hued facades that reflect centuries of conquest, trade and confession ...

While the great churches of Continental Europe developed in a succession of styles, England’s for the most part remained Gothic. ‘Interior of Ely Cathedral’ (1797) by J.M.W. Turner.

An architecture buff might prefer Notre Dame, since it was the first cathedral to reach 100 feet, while those interested in New World history might better appreciate the cathedral in Seville ...