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 ...

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.

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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 ...

PARIS (AP) — A 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 brought ...

A new tour has been launched at Salisbury Cathedral to showcase the building's medieval graffiti for the first time. The cathedral, which dates back to the 13th Century, is home to hundreds of ...

In medieval Europe, the soaring Gothic cathedral was a symbol of man's desire to build for the greater glory of God, with the best that art and nature could provide. The impulse has not died.

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In July, the southern German city of Ulm transforms its river into a dramatic stage where costumed jousters in boats vie for ...

A medieval-themed festival is coming to Worcester Cathedral this summer, with a chance to experience a medieval banquet.

A small fire broke out in the spire of the medieval cathedral in Rouen, a major landmark in northern France that was under renovation.