European monarchs and religious entities had a penchant for erecting massively elaborate and intricately beautiful monuments to God. See the best of them.

Explore the origins of Gothic architecture and its influence on pop culture, from churches to horror novels and movies.

Altered throughout the centuries since its inception, the cathedral demonstrates Catalan Gothic architecture and features hints at its past life. The site the cathedral now occupies once housed a ...

Amiens Cathedral, in the heart of Picardy, is one of the largest 'classic' Gothic churches of the 13th century ... and the particularly fine display of sculptures on the principal facade and in the ...

Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, ...

Towering over the Guanajuato city, there's no building more emblematic of San Miguel de Allende than the Parroquia de San ...

the Porto Cathedral (known as the Sé) was originally built between the 12th and 13th centuries, and features a variety of architectural styles, including Romanesque, baroque and gothic.

Most of us, when hearing the word 'gothic', conjure up the image of soaring cathedral towers. In the territories of Poland, the Gothic style rarely took such spectacular forms, but managed to develop ...

Crowning the skyline of the Unesco World Heritage Site of the old city of Bern is its namesake cathedral or Berner Münster, the city’s icon and the Switzerland’s tallest cathedral.

Nottingham’s St. Barnabas Cathedral in England has been awarded an approximately $2.2 million grant from the National Lottery ...

Construction on the Duomo of Milan, the city’s cathedral, began in the 14th century ... to realize his vision according to the latest Gothic fashions. They erected a tall, light-filled nave ...