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 ...

The Gothic Age was famed for its towering churches filled with glorious stained-glass windows.

With its intricate ornamentation and complex ribbed vaulting, Gothic architecture introduced a slenderness and exuberance that was not seen before in medieval Europe. Epitomized by pointed arches ...

Inside Notre Dame, France’s iconic cathedral Notre Dame, or ‘Our Lady’, is a jewel of French Gothic architecture nestled on an island on Paris’ River Seine.