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Architectural details predominate in this collection of photographs from Thais.
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A lively and illustrated introduction to the monumental churches and cathedrals of the Middle Ages, with a feature on Notre Dame de Paris.
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Project aiming to survey medieval buildings in brick in cities around the Baltic Sea and promote a thematic tourist route.
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Serge Helfrich introduces the art form, dominated by the struggle of architecture against gravity, that flourished in Europe from the 12th until the 16th century.
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An exploration and study of churches and cathedrals in the Gothic style. Features include: histories, study guides, glossaries and galleries.
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Information on structures in the Mecklenburg, Vorpommern region of Germany.
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Pure Gothic runs rampant in this section of the country thanks to strong German and French influence, seen in a half-dozen color photos from In Italy Online, with description and tourist information.
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Clickable thumbnails of photos and drawings illustrating Early Gothic with links to the High Gothic period, from the Digital Archive of Architecture.
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Slides of major Gothic buildings from Jeffery Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture: Notre Dame, Chartres; Notre Dame, Amiens; St. Etienne, Bourges; Ste. Chapelle, Paris; Cologne Cathedral.
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San Jose State University provides an extensive gallery of expandable images, accessed via pull-down menu and selection from an array. Basic information is given for each.
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A virtual Gothic cathedral project, featuring articles, photo galleries of Gothic architectural details and an illustrated glossary of terms. Image of the day, screensaver, newsletter, resources.
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Spatial proportions compared in detailed layouts, with clickable thumbnails and extensive glossary. From Rice University, Humanities Electronic Studio Project.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art uses its extensive collection to present an online tutorial.
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For young viewers...a concise answer to the question: What makes it Gothic?
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In this lecture Christopher Currie argues that England excelled in Gothic structural carpentry. Text without illustrations.
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Syracuse University provides a visual journey from the birth of French Gothic to pre-Renaissance Italy.
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An extract from John Ruskin's influential book "The Stones of Venice" (1851-3).
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An illustrated description of the origins and characteristics of the style and its variants and revival. It includes a list of notable Gothic structures.
