There are few buildings in New York City that have witnessed more Irish American history than Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral on ...
Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, the porches adorned with fine sculptures from the middle of the 12th century, and the magnificent ...
Three experts weigh in on the architectural style that defined Europe for centuries and continues to inspire buildings today ...
The Cathedral of St Etienne of Bourges, built between the late 12th and late 13th centuries, is one of the great masterpieces of Gothic art and is admired for its proportions and the unity of its ...
Macron turned his attention to stained-glass windows as a way to give the ... who also designed the cathedral’s gothic spire and added the mythical stone creatures that adorn the balustrade ...
The most memorable cathedrals are in one form or other of Gothic – a ... and imagery of stained glass panels, to flood into the church. This became possible, and windows became bigger, as ...
The Gothic cathedral, St Michael's of Coventry ... for it is depicted twice in the cathedral's stained glass windows. On St Hugh's death, large crowds came to pay their respects and his shrine ...
The Gothic cathedral's construction began in the late ... commenting on the elaborate altarpieces, stained-glass windows and impressive statues. Many recommended a stroll through the cloisters ...