The average construction period for French Gothic cathedrals oscillated between 200 and 300 years, due to economic and political constraints and sometimes natural disasters. Despite these ...

A visit to Wells Cathedral, the most beautiful of Gothic cathedrals, raises questions about why the UK’s great religious edifices are not free to enter. Search. Digital Editions.

The construction of cathedrals was time-consuming, dangerous for the workmen, labour-intensive and highly expensive. Structures such as Durham Cathedral, for example, took decades to complete, and ...

The whole world seemed to stop and hold its breath that evening. For nearly 900 years, since construction began in 1163, the great Gothic cathedral had been a constant and gravitational center of ...