Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a specialist in the study of Gothic architecture, was working in his office when a student knocked on ...

Birr Castle features the historic Great Telescope, award-winning gardens spanning 120 acres, and a Science Centre showcasing ...

Archaeologists have discovered a Gothic hall at a medieval Crusader fortress in today’s northern Israel. The ceremonial hall found in Galilee’s Montfort Castle offers a fascinating glimpse into the ...

Archaeologists have discovered a Gothic hall at a medieval Crusader fortress in today's northern Israel. The ceremonial hall found in Galilee's Montfort Castle offers a fascinating glimpse into the ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier, rounder ...

Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2010 and has been updated. You can read the previous post here. Lyndhurst, located in Tarrytown, N.Y., is one of America’s finest castles. The house was ...

Its Catalan name means ‘beautiful view’, and that's an understatement. From its hilltop location, Castell de Bellver overlooks the entire bay of Palma de Mallorca. But what makes it truly unique is ...

An early 19th-century castle in County Westmeath, Ireland, that was listed more than a year ago recently took a €1.5 million (US$1.7 million) price cut when 184 acres of land were removed from the ...

Who doesn’t love a fairy tale? Even pragmatic New Yorkers could not resist referencing the architecture of European nobility in the earlier days of the city. While many country mansions and manor ...