From their towering arches to their stained glass windows, these architectural marvels took centuries to complete.

Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a specialist in the study of Gothic architecture, was working in his office when a student knocked on ...

SEVEN centuries the towers of Notre Dame have risen over the island city of Paris. The ages have gnawed their solemn stones, and filled their scars with the dust, and tinted their old walls with the ...

Gothic Revival architecture is recognizable by its pointed arches, flying buttresses, and grand spires. Also referred to as Neo-Gothic or Victorian Gothic, the unique detailing of Gothic Revival ...

In 1834, George Washington Doane, Episcopal bishop of New Jersey and rector of St. Mary’s in Burlington, had builders place a cross atop his newly refurbished church. There was an immediate uproar.

Gargoyles, originating as practical water spouts in Gothic architecture, evolved into fantastical sculptures. These stone ...

The World Atlas recently published a list of the state’s most beautiful Gothic Churches. They are all on local and national lists of historic places.

Gargoyles are carved stone figures with a spout that directs rainwater away from a building's walls, thus preventing the ...

For every historical landmark we've proudly retained in New Orleans, others have disappeared, and we can only ponder how these lost legacies might function in our cityscape today. Imagine, for example ...

After Thomas Musca’s impassioned defense of a design that has been called the “Guy Fieri of buildings,” many of our readers understandably felt the need to counter his arguments: “That the ...

One could expend a lot of verbiage on Gothic churches here, so to make sure this list of 10 great Gothic buildings in Milwaukee doesn't become a list of 10 Gothic churches in Milwaukee, I've limited ...