Gothic

Gothic art flourished in medieval Europe from the 12th to the 15th century, reaching skyward in cathedrals of pointed arches, flying buttresses and radiant stained glass. Monuments like Notre-Dame de Paris embody its union of engineering daring and spiritual light.

  • Notre-Dame de Paris

    ByDominik Szobak

    Notre-Dame has been saved twice by the same thing: attention. In the 1820s it was in such poor condition that demolition was discussed, and a novel rescued it. In April 2019 fire took the spire and the roof, and what saved it was that the whole world was watching. The famous chimeras, which almost everyone…