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 ...

While original Gothic Revival buildings required highly skilled stone carvers, the style spread when architects began to translate the style to wooden buildings, giving rise to Gothic ...

As an example of Gothic architecture, it bears many iconic elements of the style: pointed arches, flying buttresses, tall spires, rib vaults, window tracery, and stained glass. But it was never ...

This style had its roots in architecture and long-standing influences on many other things. In fact, the hero of one of the most popular Gothic novels, written way back in 1897, is still a ...

It’s not hard to imagine these new buildings meeting the same fate. The collegiate gothic style, meanwhile, was introduced in England some 900 years ago, and we still find it beautiful. When couples ...

Christianity was dominant, and people celebrated their faith by building great structures. The imposing Romanesque style was eventually eclipsed by an even grander style, Gothic. Gothic was an ...

This style leaned heavily on elaborate masonry, including stone carvings of animals or gargoyles. The High Victorian Gothic Revival most closely resembled traditional Gothic architecture from 1100 ...

The Colgate-Rochester Crozer Divinity School, originally located near Highland Park, is recognized for its collection of Gothic-style buildings. For decades in the 20th century, the divinity ...