Authors Phil Eschbach and Jonathan Rich will discuss Florida’s Carpenter Gothic churches in a lecture Thursday at Florida Southern College. Rich and Eschbach are the authors of “Spires in the Sun: The ...
The Gothic Age was famed for its towering churches filled with glorious stained-glass windows. The Gothic Age was famed for its towering churches filled with colorful light shining through glorious ...
Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2012 and has been updated. You can read the previous post here. This stone church at 127 Kent Street in Greenpoint is not as modern as it may appear at first ...
Imagine it is the year 1400, and you are visiting the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres for the first time. You have never before seen the remarkable structure that dominates the busy, dirty, ...
Inside the oldest Protestant church in Los Angeles, guests relax during a sound bath, which can feel spiritual in the acoustic setting without being religious. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) ...
Homes that once were houses of God aren’t too uncommon in the real estate world. Take this “heavenly” residence in Illinois, or this mysterious stone estate in New York – both were converted from ...
In present-day pop culture, the word ‘goth’ has come to be associated with a dark aesthetic and alternative music. Gothic novels often involve horror, haunted houses, and vampires. But the word ...
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 known as French ...
Despite many years of traveling to France, I still can't help but marvel at the towering Gothic churches that mark the heart of many French cities. The Gothic style of architecture, primarily employed ...
To date we have introduced five architectural design styles in Lancaster County. Last month’s Classical Revival style launched what will be a long list of revival styles in the United States and ...