Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: David Clapp/Getty Images Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary ...

An exhibition at the Met highlights the art of Gothic drawings—remarkably meticulous designs for a range of astonishing ...

Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a specialist in the study of Gothic architecture, was working in his office when a student knocked on ...

The best-selling author Rachel Gillig recommends books that bring the haunted hallmarks of Gothic fiction into enchanted settings. By Rachel Gillig Rachel Gillig is the No. 1 New York Times and Sunday ...

The word “Gothic” often envokes a description of mysterious homes, or a modern-day group of people who have an affinity for dark aesthetics, but what the gothic architectural style historically ...

It’s that time of year when Halloween thrusts Gothic motifs into the spotlight: Think Dracula’s castle, haunted Victorians and frightening figures from dragons to gargoyles. But Gothic architecture ...

What began as an appreciation of Gothic stained glass, and its various arches and geometric patterns soon became a deep dive into architecture as a function and reflection of thought and philosophy.

I continue my Great Structures Week with focus on great structural engineering and its innovations in the medieval world – that being the Gothic Cathedral. I am drawing these posts from The Great ...

Life in many medieval towns revolved around constructing a cathedral, a massive undertaking that took generations of work by everyone from artists and architects to prisoners of war. Work in ...

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 ...

I continue my Great Structures Week with focus on great structural engineering and its innovations in the medieval world – that being the Gothic Cathedral. I am drawing these posts from The Great ...