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, rounder ...

Though visiting Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral won’t be possible for the foreseeable future following a devastating fire, there are plenty of fine examples of Gothic cathedrals — and other Notre-Dames ...

Experts have discovered thousands of graffiti markings inside Lincoln Cathedral. Drawings of ships, people, a shoe, board ...

Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most important examples of Gothic architecture, being built at the very end of the Early Gothic period, before a transition into High Gothic architecture. The ...

During his general audience on Nov. 18, Pope Benedict XVI explained how Christian faith in the Middle Ages inspired some of the greatest works of art of all time: the cathedrals of Europe. Dear ...

The world watched the burning of the Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday in what would become a grueling 12-hour battle by hundreds of firefighters to extinguish the inferno. The fire engulfed and consumed ...

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 ...

A picture taken on April 17, 2019 shows the south gate of the Notre-Dame de Chartres cathedral in Chartres, western France, rebuilt after a fire in 1836. - The bells of French cathedrals were to ring ...

Constructed during the first half of the 12th century, the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris survived the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, both World Wars and became UNESCO World Heritage site ...