Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, ...

Cleveland Museum of Art Curator Stephen Fliegel investigated the mysteries of the institution's celebrated French Gothic table fountain -- with surprising results.

Inside Notre Dame, France’s iconic cathedral. Notre Dame, or ‘Our Lady’, is a jewel of French Gothic architecture nestled on an island on Paris’ River Seine.

Look at the windows above, and you’ll see plenty of painted real-life scenes, a form of French street art known as “trompe l’oeil.” It’s also near to the main attraction, Palais des Papes.

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