If you are familiar with the famous painting "American Gothic," then you are familiar with Carpenter Gothic architecture. The wood-frame cottage depicted behind the stoic Iowan farm couple ...

Rooted in medieval architecture and later expanded into literature, fashion and art, it stands as a symbol of mystery and the sublime. The origins of the Gothic aesthetic trace back to 12th-century ...

Gothic architecture, or the 'modern style' as it was known 850 years ago, is immensely popular among architectural historians. Broadcaster and art historian Dan Cruickshank appraises its on-screen ...