Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, ...

At first glance, Vicars’ Close looks chocolate box perfect. Linked to Wells Cathedral by a 15th-century tower and bridge, the ...

Gothic cathedrals represent medieval architecture's greatest achievements—ambitious monuments where master architects, ...

Cologne Cathedral is a High Gothic five-aisled basilica (144.5 m long), with a projecting transept (86.25 m wide) and a tower façade (157.22 m high). The nave is 43.58 m high and the side-aisles 19.80 ...