Gothic architecture first emerged in the 12th century and was most closely related with church architecture, though other uses did exist. In religious settings, it was meant to suggest the superhuman.

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 ...

When conceived, the style was meant to be heavenly and transcendent—so how did it become the vision of a haunted house?

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.

The Goths sacked Rome, but they also helped preserve Roman culture. Gothic architecture, Gothic fiction and Goth music evolved from references to the Goths.

Roman Mars’ terrific design podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar to the history of slot machi ...

Explore the origins of Gothic architecture and its influence on pop culture, from churches to horror novels and movies.

But by applying techniques commonly found in Gothic cathedrals, researchers in the Department of Architecture at ETH Zürich –a science and technology focused university in Switzerland–have ...