It has been eight centuries, to the year, since Pope Honorius III issued an edict to raise money for a new cathedral in the city of Metz. And while it would be years before the first stone was laid, ...

Lafayette’s Cathedral of St. John has stood since 1916, reflecting Acadian roots and faith that shaped Louisiana as the ...

The inspiring and daunting austerity of the new Cathedral permeates every aspect of its architecture. Going against tradition and placing the main entrance to the extreme left of the facade, the ...

Few architectural styles are more visually striking than Gothic cathedrals. Due to their elaborate design and extraordinary construction, they aren’t exactly commonplace, but across Europe there are ...

DAVID LEVIN: You're listening to a NOVA podcast. I'm David Levin. Gothic cathedrals are some of the crowning achievements of Western architecture. They're more like giant sculptures than just ...

On April 4, 1942, the diarist Henry “Chips” Channon and a few of his friends paid a visit to Wells Cathedral—one of England’s early Gothic treasures—in the southwest county of Somerset. Having spent ...

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

The Notre Dame Cathedral will survive a massive fire that threatened the 800-year-old Parisian landmark and, in it, one of the most famed examples of French Gothic architecture in the world. Built ...

Britain's greatest surviving ancient wooden building, a huge medieval barn dubbed "the Cathedral of Middlesex" by John Betjeman, has been rescued for the nation after years of neglect at the hands of ...