Beneath Paris lies a world of secrets—catacombs, crypts, and tunnels. Step back in time with our Subterranean Tourist Series ...

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, rounder ...

When Hector Guimard's subway designs were unveiled in the early 1900s, the public rejected his Art Nouveau style. Soon, a new ...

Paris is an unforgettable place, but the City of Lights can get crowded -- and expensive. Not too far away, though, is another charming French destination.

A great side trip from Paris is the city of Chartres — and its famous cathedral, arguably Europe’s best example of pure Gothic architecture.

Architects are being asked to submit proposals for a new entrance for the world’s most visited museum — and to create a new ...

The charming city of Chartres is just an hour's drive from Paris and has all of the capital's charm - but without the hordes ...

Notre Dame cathedral, which is set to reopen to the public on Sunday after a five-year restoration following a devastating fire, stands as a jewel of Gothic architecture, a symbol of Paris and a ...

Paris is famous for its gorgeous historic streets, Gothic cathedral and, of course, the hordes of tourist s who flock there every year. If you love the idea of a French getaway, but hate the thought ...

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — Five years after it was nearly destroyed in a devastating fire, Notre Dame de Paris formally reopened on Saturday with a two-hour ceremony inside the famed ...

A fire broke out on Thursday in the spire of Rouen's Gothic cathedral where restoration work was underway, recalling a blaze that tore through the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in 2019 ...