Religious sites in France aren’t just places of worship—they’re architectural and cultural icons, filled with centuries-old artistry and history. From grand cathedrals to intimate chapels, each site ...

Romanesque architecture ... supports the work in progress on the rising cathedral. The Gothic never penetrated Italy as much as other parts of western Europe. With the advent of the ...

A giant asymmetrical mirrored-glass iceberg of a building, equal parts Bruno Taut’s ... deeply into the unorthodox architectural history of the cathedral when it decided to buy the compound ...

Although parts of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral now lie in ruins ... Tallon studied Gothic architecture and sought to understand how medieval builders erected some of Europe’s great cathedrals.

and the cathedral was completed in the 13th century. Today, with its towers, spire, flying buttresses and stained glass, Notre Dame is considered a feat of architecture as well as a major ...

The staples were in different parts of the building ... with iron was key to creating the cathedral’s Gothic style, the authors add. Compared with stone architecture used in Roman times ...

Paris is a city like no other, and much of this has to do with its spectacular architecture ... cathedral, which is located in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, was originally completed in 1260 ...

They were found in many different parts of the cathedral, including in the walls ... Notre-Dame has a "much more dynamic conception of architecture," L'Heritier said. From the very beginning ...

The spire and some other parts of the cathedral were rebuilt ... We get a sense of the almost hallucinatory impact of cathedral architecture in the brilliant opening passage of William Golding ...

One year ago today, the beloved Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris went up in flames ... of a nearly 860-year-old piece of history and architectural legacy. Fortunately, not a single life was lost ...

After the debris was cleared, the damaged parts of the cathedral were slowly rebuilt, with authentic materials and traditional methods being used to preserve the Gothic craftsmanship. The 13th ...

Andrew Tallon stands at the clerestory level of the Washington National Cathedral, some 65 feet above the pews, and carefully positions the tripod of his Leica laser scanner on the narrow walkway.