Three experts weigh in on the architectural style that defined Europe for centuries and continues to inspire buildings today ...
By Nathaniel Swindell, Staff Writer Princeton University professor Andrew Cole visited Gettysburg for the annual English ...
Much of his text is given over to a detailed, chronological discussion of cathedral architecture and, more broadly, to forms of worship, the roles of the clergy, the activities of the laypeople ...
As a young Duke art history professor in 1979, Caroline Bruzelius convinced officials at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to let her climb scaffolding during a renovation to get a close look at the ...
The annual New York Encounter opened on Valentine's Day evening with a love letter to Notre Dame Cathedral, presented by its restoration architect, Philippe Villeneuve. He has ...
The dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in ... Yet these were the only architectural solutions known to work in such a vast structure. Could a dome weighing tens of thousands of tons ...
Gothic architecture developed along with cities – it was there that a vast majority of new buildings were erected. The Dominicans and Franciscans who settled in the Polish lands built their ...
The history of Britain and the aspirations of her Christian communities can be traced in the glorious excesses of the cathedrals. From Norman grandeur to the modern interpretations found in ...
Built by the Normans beginning 1184, the Palermo Cathedral is a must-see for the many architectural styles incorporated into its façade. Altered throughout the centuries since its inception ...
Of almost equal delight – to experts and travelers alike – are the cathedral's architecture (specifically the nave, crypt and chapel) and the legends surrounding St. Mungo's life. And in fact ...