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The Harsh Life of a Medieval Builder
As we step back into the Middle Ages, building the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe became quite the crusade. Construction ...
The famous gargoyles of Notre-Dame, and more generally of Gothic cathedrals, are not just mystical creatures carved in stone ...
Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, ...
They display a wide array of architectural styles from Early English Gothic, to the majesty of the Renaissance at St Paul's and the sixties modernism of Liverpool's Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Nottingham’s St. Barnabas Cathedral in England has been awarded an approximately $2.2 million grant from the National Lottery ...
Most of us, when hearing the word 'gothic', conjure up the image of soaring cathedral towers. In the territories of Poland, the Gothic style rarely took such spectacular forms, but managed to develop ...
From storybook coastlines to fairytale fortresses tucked between emerald hills, Southwest Wales is a land steeped in ancient ...
The Cathedral of St Etienne of Bourges, built between the late 12th and late 13th centuries, is one of the great masterpieces of Gothic art and is admired for its proportions and the unity of its ...
PARIS — A small fire broke out Thursday in the spire of the medieval cathedral in Rouen, a major landmark in northern France that was under renovation, but authorities said it was quickly ...