The cathedral-building boom in Western Europe began in the 12th century, when budding nations like France and England had amassed agrarian wealth. A surplus of stone laborers and artisans once ...

The cathedral also does its hometown proud by claiming a number of musical superlatives. It contains the world's largest operational organ by some measures, with 10,268 pipes and 200 stops.

When you take a trip to Europe, you'll inevitably encounter one of the hundreds of Gothic cathedrals that dot the landscape. Built during the 12th through 16th centuries, these medieval ...

Cathedrals of Europe Canterbury Cathedral (England) Built over a Romanesque crypt, the cathedral’s choir at its eastern end was rebuilt in the Gothic style following a fire in 1174.

By Randy Yagi Over a period of nearly 400 years, many of Europe's most famous churches were designed and constructed using Gothic architecture, a style originating in 12th century France and first ...

Notre Dame Cathedral has long been regarded as one of Europe 's most beautiful cathedrals - a behemoth of angular gothic architecture looming over the Seine, in the heart of Paris.

In the Netherlands, a cardinal predicted in 2013 that two-thirds of the Roman Catholic churches in the country would shut by 2025. But a diametrically opposing trend is at work further east in Europe.

While there are countless grand churches in Europe, including Westminster Abbey in London and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, only those that serve as the seat of a bishop can technically be called ...