European monarchs and religious entities had a penchant for erecting massively elaborate and intricately beautiful monuments to God. See the best of them.

Life in many medieval towns revolved around constructing a cathedral, a massive undertaking that took generations of work by everyone from artists and architects to prisoners of war.

While the great churches of Continental Europe developed in a succession of styles, England’s for the most part remained Gothic.

As Europe buckles under a punishing heat wave, residents and summer travelers are struggling to find relief. Here’s how and ...

"The Douro Valley offers scenic vineyards, while Braga features historic cathedrals in its ancient streets. Guimarães, known as the birthplace of Portugal, is unique in its medieval heritage.

Firefighters extinguished a blaze at Rouen's historic cathedral in northern France on Thursday to the relief of locals who had feared a repeat of the catastrophic Notre-Dame fire in Paris when ...

The Cathedral was the burial place of the German emperors for almost 300 years. Speyer Cathedral is historically, artistically and architecturally one of the most significant examples of Romanesque ...

These Historic German Cities Capture the Best Europe Has to Offer—All in One Country From bucolic swaths of wine country to Parthenon-inspired architecture, you can expect to encounter the ...

Growing up in the UK, photographer Jamie McGregor Smith was familiar with traditional churches and their historic architecture. But in 2018, when McGregor Smith and his family moved to Vienna ...

For nearly two decades, artist Markus Brunetti has embarked on the near-Sisyphean task of documenting historic cathedrals, churches, monasteries, and synagogues, throughout Europe. His medium of ...