Though it took 632 years to complete, this five-aisled basilica, reaching a staggering 157 meters high, is the ultimate ...
The Gothic Revival was a conscious movement that began in England to revive medieval Gothic forms, from the second half of the 18th century and throughout the 19th century. The 18th century examples ...
He surveys the 'sensational' 13th century west front of Wells cathedral, bringing to life a wonderful array of Gothic detail, and sheds light on a medieval ritual. Along the way Dan outlines his ...
This medieval Gothic jewel — which, until its closure, was France’s most visited site, with some 13 million visitors a year, far ahead of the Eiffel Tower — is inextricably linked to the ...
This term was probably given because of the book's medieval Gothic architecture and setting. 1764 - The Castle of Otranto: The first Gothic novel Horace Walpole created what is considered to be ...
Some medieval methods have been used on the structure, which is believed to be the first Gothic-style cathedral that used iron for binding sections of stonework together. Paris-based National ...
French President Emmanuel Macron provided a glimpse Friday of Paris' rescued and refurbished gothic masterpiece cathedral ... engulfed the medieval structure. Notre-Dame does not open to the ...