Three experts weigh in on the architectural style that defined Europe for centuries and continues to inspire buildings today ...

Flying buttresses act the same way ancient Roman columns did, countering the horizontal force of the arch. They also provide for more ground area underneath: more worshippers could fit into a church ...

Structures like Notre-Dame de Paris and Chartres Cathedral showcased soaring spires, pointed arches ... explorations of human nature. In the Victorian era, the Gothic aesthetic seeped into ...