Romanesque architecture eventually evolved into Gothic, swapping thick walls for thin ones and small windows for large ones. The Renaissance, however, reverted back to the ancient Roman way of ...

cottages. The European spark that kindled Gothic Revival architecture arrived here via England. Andrew Jackson Downing popularized the style among American home builders with pattern books.

Gothic architecture is tall, slender, sleek and elegant. New York-based architect Mark Foster Gage looks at the history of one of the world’s most recognizable architectural styles, and explains ...

A secret skeleton revealed in the centuries-old Gothic cathedral during reconstruction shows that Notre Dame was likely the first to use iron staples to reinforce its architecture.

Strasbourg Cathedral The Strasbourg Cathedral, towering over the Grande Île that is Strasbourg’s Old Town, is a massive Gothic masterpiece with a unique, unbalanced profile due to its single spire.

Princeton and the Gothic Revival: 1870-1930 Where: Princeton University Art Museum, near the center of the old campus, Princeton When: Through June 24.

The débris of its old march and its old work enable us to write history, — sometimes only an epitaph. Its old shell confronts the actual generation with things greater than itself.

Gothic architecture is tall, slender, sleek and elegant. New York-based architect Mark Foster Gage looks at the history of one of the world’s most recognizable architectural styles, and explains ...