Gothic architecture

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English: Gothic architecture is a style of architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, which flourished in Europe during the high and late medieval period.

Español: Arquitectura Gótica es un estilo de la arquitectura, particularmente asociada a las catedrales y a otras iglesias que prosperaron en Europa durante el peridodo de la edad media.

Français : L'architecture gothique est un style architectural particulièrement représenté dans la construction des cathédrales et églises, qui fleurirent en Europe durant le Haut Moyen Âge et la période médiévale.

Česky: Jako gotickou architekturu označujeme evropskou architekturu vrcholného středověku zbudovanou v gotickém stavebním a uměleckém slohu

עברית: אדריכלות גותית הינה סגנון של אדריכלות אירופאית, אשר מקושרת לרוב, לתכנון קתדרלות, כנסיות ומנזרים, מאמצע המאה ה-12 בצרפת.

Македонски: Готската архитектура е архитектонски стил, особено кај катедралите и други цркви, практикуван во Европа за време на високото и доцното средновековие.

[edit] Austria

Salzburg, Franciscan church, vault

Steyr, Bummerlhaus

Vienna, Stephansdom

Gaming (Lower Austria), Former carthusian monastery

[edit] Belgium

Antwerp, Cathedral of our Lady	Bruges, Cloth Hall	Bruxelles, Cathédrale Ste Gudule	Leuven, Town Hall
Mons, St. Waudru Colegiate church.	Mons, Town Hall.	Liège, St. Paul Cathedral.	Tournai, St. Jacques church.

[edit] Czech Republic

Brno, Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady	Hradec Králové, The Church of Holy Spirit and White Tower	Castle Karlštejn (Castle is gothic, but some seemingly gothic elements are neogothic)	Kutná Hora, St. Barbara church
Castle Pernštejn	Plzeň, St. Bartholomeus Cathedral	Praha, Katedrála sv. Víta (St. Vitus Cathedral)	Praha, Katedrála sv. Víta, netvaults of the Cathedral
Praha, Katedrála sv. Víta	Praha, Katedrála sv. Víta	St Vitus Cathedral, Prague.	St Vitus Cathedral, Prague.
St Vitus Cathedral, Prague.	Praha, Kostel Panny Marie Sněžné	Praha, The Church of our Lady in front of Týn	Praha, Karlův most (Charles Bridge)
Praha, Vladislavský sál na Pražském hradě (Hall of Vladislav in Prague Castle)	Znojmo, St. Nicholas church

[edit] Denmark

Odense, Saint Knud church

Roskilde Cathedral

Roskilde Cathedral, interior

[edit] France

[edit] Germany

Cologne Cathedral	Cologne Cathedral, west facade	Cologne Cathedral, interior	Freiburg im Breisgau, Münster
Lübeck, Marienkirche	Lübeck, Heilig Geist Hospital	Magdeburg Cathedral, interior	Münster, Town Hall
Stralsund, St. Nikolai	Stralsund, Marienkirche	Tangermünde, Neustadter Tor	St Peter Cathedral, Regensburg
The steeple of Ulmer Münster	Liebfrauen Trier	Liebfrauen Trier

[edit] Italy

Assisi, San Francesco	Assisi, Santa Chiara	Castel del Monte	Florence, Santa Maria del Fiore, interior
Duomo di Milano (Gothic Milano cathedral) - Facade	Duomo di Milano (Gothic Milano cathedral)	Cathedral in Milan - North-East Window	Duomo di Milano - Pinnacles
Cathedral in Milan, interior	Orvieto, Duomo.	Padua, Saint Anthony Basilica	Piacenza, Palazzo del Commune
Siena, Duomo	Siena, Duomo	Venice, Dodge's Palace	Venice, Ca' d'Oro
Vercelli, Sant'Andrea	Viterbo, Papal Palace	Perugia, Palazzo dei Priori

[edit] Lithuania

Kaunas, Perkun house

Kaunas, St. George church

Vilnius, St. Ann's church and Bernardine church

[edit] México

Santuario Guadalupano Zamora México	chapitel of the cathedral in construction	organ of the cathedral constructed by a German company of organs	needle of the cruise
South side of the cathedral	Vaults of the cruise	central glassware	it plants original of the cathedral
greater altar	facade of the cathedral in construction, May of 2007	North facade in construction	original facade, project of 1885
construction of the cathedral in October of 2007	main facade	the towers in construction, April of 2008

[edit] Netherlands

Utrecht cathedral, drawing by Pieter Saenredam (1597-1665)

[edit] Poland

[edit] Portugal

Lisbon, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos	Mosteiro da Batalha	Mosteiro da Batalha, Capelas Imperfeitas	Mosteiro da Batalha, Cloister
Setúbal, Igreja do Jesús	Castelo de Leiria	Castelo de Guimarães	Castelo de Almourol
Castelo de Óbidos

[edit] Romania

Moldovita monastery in northern Moldavia	Bucharest, Holy Spiridon church (orthodox)	Wooden orthodox church from Transylvania	Wooden orthodox church from Maramureş
Black church in Braşov	Lutheran church in Sibiu	Biertan, Transylvania	Cluj, Transylvania
Saint Michael's church in Cluj-Napoca	Hunedoara castle	Hunedoara castle (inner room)	Church in Bistrita
Lutheran church in Reghin

[edit] Spain

León Cathedral	León Cathedral, inner view	Toledo Cathedral	Oviedo Cathedral
Burgos cathedral	Burgos cathedral, western facade	Burgos Cathedral	Burgos cathedral, exterior view
Salamanca, House of the Shells	Segovia Cathedral	Sevilla Cathedral, interior (vaults)	Sevilla Cathedral, exterior view
Palma de Mallorca Cathedral, La Seu, interior.	Palma de Mallorca Cathedral	Silk Exchange of Valencia	Valladolid, San Pablo
Barcelona: Santa María del Mar	Cuenca Cathedral	Cathedral of Zaragoza: Gothic Mudéjar apse.	Medina del Campo: Collegiate church.
Royal Chapel of Granada, close to the Cathedral.	San Juan de los Reyes, Toledo	Valladolid: San Gregorio College

[edit] Sweden

Uppsala Cathedral

Uppsala Cathedral, interior

[edit] United Kingdom

Canterbury Cathedral	Ely Cathedral	Lichfield Cathedral	London, Westminster Abbey
Salisbury Cathedral	Well Cathedral	Winchester Cathedral	Winchester Cathedral, interior
York Minster

[edit] Terms

[edit] English

Parts of the Gothic cathedral (Chartres Cathedral)

Gothic cathedral overview (Chartres Cathedral) - English and Hebrew

[edit] Hebrew

Gothic cathedral overview (Chartres Cathedral)	Gothic cathedral overview (Cologne Cathedral)	חלקי החזית המערבית הגותית (Chartres Cathedral)	חלקי החזית המערבית הגותית (Notre-Dame de Reims)
חלקי השער הגותי (Notre-Dame de Paris)	חלקי הקיר הגותי (Cathedral of Amiens)	חלקי הקיר הגותי (a 3D model)	תוכנית הקתדרלה הגותית (Chartres Cathedral)
חלקי הקתדרלה הגותית Gothic cathedral overview (Cologne Cathedral)	חלקי הקתדרלה הגותית (Cologne Cathedral)	Gothic cathedral overview (Chartres Cathedral)	Gothic cathedral plan (Chartres Cathedral)

[edit] See also

Cathédrale d'Amiens, Amiens	Cathédrale Saint-Maurice, Angers	Avignon, Palais des Papes	Cathédrale de Bayeux
Cathédrale de Bayeux, portail latéral	Cathédrale de Bourges	Caen, St-Etienne	Cathédrale de Chartres, façade
Cathédrale de Chartres, intérieur	Chartres cathedral (High Gothic), view from the south	Cathédrale de Coutances	Dijon Cathédrale
Laon Cathédrale	Le Mans Cathédrale	Cathédrale Saint-Jean Lyon	Cathédrale Saint-Jean et basilique de Fourvière Lyon
Paris, Notre-Dame Cathédrale	Paris, Notre-Dame Cathédrale	Paris, Notre-Dame, vue du sud-est	Notre-Dame de Reims (High Gothic)
Notre-Dame de Reims, vaults	Notre-Dame de Reims, Gothis sculpture and rose windows	Notre-Dame de Reims, chevet and flying buttresses	Notre-Dame de Rouen cathedral
Rouen Cathédrale, lanterne	Saint-Denis Basilica	Saint-Denis, déambulatoire	Soissons Cathédrale
Strasbourg Cathédrale, façade ouest	Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand (High Gothic, with neo-Gothic facade)	Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand	Gothic choir and altar, cathedral Saint-Etienne, Toulouse

Frombork Cathedral	Gdańsk, St. Catherine church	Gdańsk, church of St. Nicholas	Malbork Castle, Palace of Grand Masters
Malbork Castle, Palace of Grand Masters	Malbork Castle, Palace of Grand Masters	Kraków, St. Mary church	Malbork Castle, Palace of Grand Masters
Kraków, St. Mary church	Kraków, Corpus Christi Church	Kraków, Collegium Maius	Kraków, valut in Holy Cross Church
Stargard Szczeciński, Gothic house	Stargard Szczeciński, St. Mary church, vault	Toruń, Town Hall	Toruń, Church of SS. Johns
Toruń, Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Toruń, St. James' church	Toruń, Copernicus House	Wrocław, St. Adalbert church
Wrocław, St. Mary Magdalene church	Wrocław, Town Hall	Polski: Police, Kaplica gotycka z XV wieku, Rynek Starego Miasta English: Police, Gothic Chapel (15th century) in The Old Town of Police Dansk: Kapel (15. århundrede) i Centrum, Police