Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: David Clapp/Getty Images Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary ...

Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a specialist in the study of Gothic architecture, was working in his office when a student knocked on ...

The oldest surviving architectural drawings are of Strasbourg Cathedral, which was begun around 1250, but this façade elevation from about a decade later is so visually sophisticated that it suggests ...

Think Gothic means Europe? Alabama also has a few stunning cathedral-style churches. See which 5 are turning heads and worth the trip.

What began as an appreciation of Gothic stained glass, and its various arches and geometric patterns soon became a deep dive into architecture as a function and reflection of thought and philosophy.

While Europe is home to the most impressive, original Gothic cathedrals, you can find churches in the Gothic-revival style right here in Louisiana.

The Gothic mansion overlooking Biscayne Bay isn’t something you expect to see in gleaming, modern Miami, even in Coconut Grove, the oldest neighborhood in the city. “This is a magnificent example of a ...

Carved above an entrance to McCosh Hall — a building that has become a venerable emblem of the institution it has served for more than 120 years — is a poem by H.E Mierow, Class of 1914: “Here we were ...

In 1945, with enrollment up almost 50 percent since the pre-war era, the Class of 1915 committed to building a new dormitory. Because materials and labor were in short supply, costs ballooned. The ...

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