Top Ten French Gothic Cathedrals
The Gothic style originated in France; the Ile de France and Picardy are dotted with fine cathedrals.These ten cathedrals represent the heights of the Gothic style. But warning; if you get addicted, you’re going to want to search out the others too – Sens and Senlis, Soissons, Noyon, Mantes… you might [...]
Planning for a trip, or just dreaming of going to Paris? There are a few things that must be done, and sights that must be seen. Here is an itinerary for the city of lights.
Architecture in Paris
The main architectural sites, can, for the most part be done in a day. The Eiffel Tower, the Notre [...]
The earliest art from the Middle Ages was created under the rule of the emperor Charlemagne. In 768, Charlemagne became king of the Franks, the Germanic tribe that occupied modern day France. He was crowned emperor by Pope Leo III in 800. His contributions to the Catholic Church made it the cultural force it eventually [...]
Seen from miles around at the heart of Kent, Canterbury Cathedral is an integral part of the city’s World Heritage, praised for its Gothic architecture and stained glass windows. It’s acknowledged as the cradle of Christianity in England and is the seat of the Anglican Church. The cathedral’s long history began with by the arrival [...]
Gothic architecture in Europe and Great Britain grew out the Crusades. The rounded arches in churches soon evolved to the strong arch and Gothic style was born.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote that the principle of Gothic architecture is “infinity made imaginable.” And Ralph Waldo Emerson described a Gothic cathedral as “a blossoming in stone.” Both writers [...]
