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Gothic architecture was first associated with churches and buildings and later came to represent another culture. ... Chartres Cathedral and Amiens Cathedral in France.

Nottingham’s St. Barnabas Cathedral in England has been awarded an approximately $2.2 million grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for restoration.

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.

The secret French town with a beautiful Christmas market you need to visit – just 90 minutes from Calais. Often overlooked on the way to the nearby coastal havens in northern France, Mary ...

While Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, in his On German Architecture (1772), argued that medieval art is called "Gothic" because of its Gothic, i.e. Germanic, origin, the French reply that Gothic art ...

Gothic architecture first emerged in the 12th century and was most closely related with church architecture, though other uses did exist. In religious settings, it was meant to suggest the superhuman.

Cities with abundant Gothic Revival architecture tend to be older in general. In 16 of the top 25 cities, the population peaked in the 20th century. Some 22 of the 25 cities on the list were ...

Ultimately, the construction of Gothic cathedrals teaches us that collective intelligence, fuelled by emotion and a willingness to learn, is a key to lasting works, not only in architecture but in any ...