Start at Reims Cathedral – a glorious example of Gothic architecture and one of Europe’s greatest churches. Built under the direction of four different architects, the church was started about ...

The Gothic cathedral—from St.-Denis and Notre-Dame of Paris to Chartres, Reims, and Amiens—stands ... basilica that went on to transform Western architecture. They include: A detail from ...

Reims is a remarkable city ... of St. Remi’s life with 96 candles. Its architecture comprises mid-11 th-century Romanesque features and early Gothic elements from the late 12 th century, giving ...

The cathedral of Reims is a glorious example of Gothic architecture, and one of Europe’s greatest churches. Clovis, the first king of the Franks, was baptized at a church on this site in AD 496 ...

Notre-Dame de Reims is another outstanding example of Gothic architecture and the traditional site for the coronation of French kings. It is recorded that the construction of Notre-Dame de Reims ...

Romanesque architecture, which preceded the Gothic, could be built by large teams ... did fall down or at least had to be reinforced. Reims CathedralReims Cathedral is shown in a 13th-century ...

The mass of sculpture on the west facade of Reims Cathedral captures the effusive spirit of Classic Gothic architecture. An ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier ...