When it rose into the New Orleans skyline in 1895, it was declared a triumph — both a visual feast and a modern marvel, a castlelike structure standing seven stories at Carondelet and Common streets ...

Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a specialist in the study of Gothic architecture, was working in his office when a student knocked on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: David Clapp/Getty Images Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary ...

Looking for striking architecture in the U.S.? These five Gothic churches consistently earn praise for their grandeur, detail ...

In 1945, with enrollment up almost 50 percent since the pre-war era, the Class of 1915 committed to building a new dormitory. Because materials and labor were in short supply, costs ballooned. The ...

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France particularly, and the world generally, suffered a tragedy on Monday as the Cathedral of Notre Dame caught fire. Construction on the cathedral began in 1160 and has since become a defining ...

Integration: a closed or open proposal? / Willibald Sauerländer -- Integration or segregation among disciplines? The Historiography of Gothic sculpture as case-study / Kathryn Brush -- From admirable ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier, rounder ...

Modern architecture is the architectural style that dominated the Western world between the 1930s and the 1960s and was characterized by an analytical and functional approach to building design.