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Earthlore: Gothic Dreams 
A lively and illustrated introduction to the monumental churches and cathedrals of the Middle Ages, with a feature on Notre Dame de Paris.
http://www.elore.com/Gothic/contents.htm
European Route of Brick Gothic 
Project aiming to survey medieval buildings in brick in cities around the Baltic Sea and promote a thematic tourist route.
http://www.eurob.org
Gothic Art and Architecture 
Serge Helfrich introduces the art form, dominated by the struggle of architecture against gravity, that flourished in Europe from the 12th until the 16th century.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~helfrich/gothic/
Gothic Dreams 
An exploration and study of churches and cathedrals in the Gothic style. Features include: histories, study guides, glossaries and galleries.
http://elore.com/elore04.html
Gothic Style Brick Buildings 
Information on structures in the Mecklenburg, Vorpommern region of Germany.
http://www.all-in-all.com/english/8022.htm
Gothic Valle d'Aosta, Italy 
Pure Gothic runs rampant in this section of the country thanks to strong German and French influence, seen in a half-dozen color photos from In Italy Online, with description and tourist information.
http://www.initaly.com/~initaly/regions/valdsta/michael.htm
Medieval Architecture 
Clickable thumbnails of photos and drawings illustrating Early Gothic with links to the High Gothic period, from the Digital Archive of Architecture.
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/gothic_arch.html
Medieval Architecture: High Gothic 
Slides of major Gothic buildings from Jeffery Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture: Notre Dame, Chartres; Notre Dame, Amiens; St. Etienne, Bourges; Ste. Chapelle, Paris; Cologne Cathedral.
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/high_gothic.html
Medieval French Gothic Architecture and Sculpture 
San Jose State University provides an extensive gallery of expandable images, accessed via pull-down menu and selection from an array. Basic information is given for each.
http://worldart.sjsu.edu/prt31*1$596
New York Carver 
A virtual Gothic cathedral project, featuring articles, photo galleries of Gothic architectural details and an illustrated glossary of terms. Image of the day, screensaver, newsletter, resources.
http://www.newyorkcarver.com/
Romanesque and Gothic Architecture Plans 
Spatial proportions compared in detailed layouts, with clickable thumbnails and extensive glossary. From Rice University, Humanities Electronic Studio Project.
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~hart205/Cathedrals/Plan/plan.html
St. Joseph Messenger: Architecture 
For young viewers...a concise answer to the question: What makes it Gothic?
http://www.aquinas-multimedia.com/stjoseph/architecture.html
The Birth of Gothic Architecture 
Syracuse University provides a visual journey from the birth of French Gothic to pre-Renaissance Italy.
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/maxpages/classes/His311/Lecture%20Three/lect6.html
The Nature of Gothic 
An extract from John Ruskin's influential book "The Stones of Venice" (1851-3).
http://www47.homepage.villanova.edu/seth.koven/gothic.html
Wikipedia: Gothic Architecture 
An illustrated description of the origins and characteristics of the style and its variants and revival. It includes a list of notable Gothic structures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture
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