Catholics walk in the annual Catholic Pentecost pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres in 2023. This year’s pilgrimage drew more ...

One of the jewels in this cultural-religious crown is Notre-Dame de Paris, the Catholic cathedral in the French ... called "reference" (Amiens, Rouen, Chartres), but three cathedrals still require ...

Bishop Philippe Christory of Chartres delivered the homily at the closing Mass, celebrated by Abbé Jean de Massia, FSSP, the ...

Millions watched on television in horror on April 15, 2019, as plumes of fire shot up from the Notre-Dame de Paris, one of ...

The restoration is a technical triumph, but the cathedral is as much Gothic Revival as Gothic. Greetings from Paris. Notre Dame, of course, is not to be missed, but, in compare-and-contrast mode ...

The 315-foot spire, which toppled in the inferno ... For those who can travel outside Paris, he suggested the Chartres Cathedral for its “amazing” stained glass, Cathedral of Reims or the ...

Now, the cathedral’s spire, rib vaulting, flying buttresses ... Prominent examples of Gothic architecture include: Chartres Cathedral in France, Westminster Abbey in London, Cathedral Church of Milan.

In DepthSince the Middle Ages, the cathedral, built by the Church ... Créteil's in 2015 – it's the Gothic silhouettes of Chartres, Reims, Amiens and Strasbourg that springs to mind when ...

From its iconic spire to its impressive roof ... This was the case for the Chartres cathedral, destroyed by a fire in 1836. The original structure had lead roofing, which was replaced by copper ...

Gorgelin was leading the reconstruction of the cathedral with a firm and commanding ... was 29 when he built the spire, and Renzo Piano was 33 when he designed Paris's Centre Pompidou museum ...