Take a scenic evening walk through the heart of Freiburg im Breisgau, a charming city in southwestern Germany, captured in ...

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.

Wander through the enchanting streets of Freiburg im Breisgau with this 4K evening walk. Surrounded by Black Forest beauty, this southwestern German city is known for its Gothic cathedral, Freiburg ...

While mostly made of stone, many Gothic churches feature a wooden roof and/or spire, making them susceptible to fires. Amazingly, after Chartres' cathedral burnt to the ground in 1194, it took ...

The towering Gothic cathedral, marking the center of the town of Chartres, somehow captures the spirit of the 13th century — the so-called Age of Faith — in the 21st century.

Cologne Cathedral Once the tallest building in the world after its completion in 1880, Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is by far the most visited landmark in Germany, drawing 20,000 visitors daily.

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 ...

The medieval architects, builders and craftsmen who created Notre Dame were fully aware that they were constructing not just a monument, but a metaphor. A Gothic cathedral was a book for an ...

PARIS — A church volunteer was detained and charged by French authorities Sunday, after he told investigators that he was responsible for an arson attack that badly damaged a 15th-century Gothic ...

Uncredited. In this photo provided by Vivien Leservoisier, a view of the spire of Rouen cathedral on fire, in Rouen, France, Thursday, July 11, 2024.