Romanesque architecture eventually evolved into Gothic, swapping thick walls for thin ones and small windows for large ones. The Renaissance, however, reverted back to the ancient Roman way of ...

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 ...

Gothic, a word that usually brings to mind dark, strange, and creepy elements, actually outdid itself when it came to architecture. Gothic architecture is grand, detailed, has elaborate designs ...

Gothic architecture is tall, slender, sleek and elegant. New York-based architect Mark Foster Gage looks at the history of one of the world’s most recognizable architectural styles, and explains ...

Gothic architecture first emerged in mid-12th-century Paris with churches like the Basilica of Saint-Denis, which is often regarded as the birth of the style. “There were other buildings that ...