Gothic architecture first emerged in mid-12th-century ... that were experimenting with what would become quintessential elements of the Gothic façade, but Saint-Denis did it really early and ...

But it can also take a more stately route—think Gothic architecture, Victorianesque statues and grand chandeliers. Here are just a few elements to help evoke your eeriest inspiration!

The builders of Gothic temples were, of course, far from the modernists’ worldview, but already in the 14th century the idea that in architecture sometimes it is worth giving up a few elements for a ...