When people think of medieval architecture, they tend to think of giant European cathedrals with large open spaces and walls supported by flying buttresses. In fact, one need not cross the Atlantic ...

Europe's mighty Danube River flows through major cities like Vienna and Budapest, but consider strolling along its banks in ...

If you’re considering a trip to France, Paris may already be on your list, but Nantes deserves attention. Just a two-hour ...

The Middle Ages – from around AD 500 to 1500 – produced some of the finest and most beautiful architecture in the world and if you know where to look a surprising amount is still standing. From ...

A previously unknown medieval castle has emerged from the Swiss landscape after a researcher studying high-resolution terrain maps identified telltale features of an early fortification near ...

Editor’s Note: Mark Foster Gage is an American architect and founder of Mark Foster Gage Architects in New York. He is also a professor of architecture at Yale University School of Architecture. New ...

One recent visitor said they "spent hours walking through its ancient, winding streets, surrounded by centuries-old ...

Gargoyles are carved stone figures with a spout that directs rainwater away from a building's walls, thus preventing the ...

Editor’s Note: Mark Foster Gage is an American architect and founder of Mark Foster Gage Architects in New York. He is also a professor of architecture at Yale University School of Architecture. New ...