It has been eight centuries, to the year, since Pope Honorius III issued an edict to raise money for a new cathedral in the city of Metz. And while it would be years before the first stone was laid, ...

Cathedrals are not only some of the most striking architectural wonders of religious history, but history on a global scale. Architecture of these religious structures influenced the growth of iconic ...

Few architectural styles are more visually striking than Gothic cathedrals. Due to their elaborate design and extraordinary construction, they aren’t exactly commonplace, but across Europe there are ...

Bishop Kevin W. Vann of Orange, Calif., announced the selection of two firms to collaborate in renovating the "Crystal Cathedral" into a Catholic cathedral at the diocese's annual prayer breakfast ...

The inspiring and daunting austerity of the new Cathedral permeates every aspect of its architecture. Going against tradition and placing the main entrance to the extreme left of the facade, the ...

On April 4, 1942, the diarist Henry “Chips” Channon and a few of his friends paid a visit to Wells Cathedral—one of England’s early Gothic treasures—in the southwest county of Somerset. Having spent ...

John Goodall looks at an ambitious restoration project to the choir and cloister of Exeter Cathedral, which was completed in ...

DAVID LEVIN: You're listening to a NOVA podcast. I'm David Levin. Gothic cathedrals are some of the crowning achievements of Western architecture. They're more like giant sculptures than just ...

The first and most comprehensive architectural history of Worcester Cathedral - the lengthy and painstaking research work of a German academic - has been published. Author Dr Ute Engel gratefully ...