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 ...

A true architectural gem of Venetian Gothic art, the Doge's Palace sees almost two million visitors a year. 700 years old, it was once the seat of power of the Serenissima Republic of Venice.

This cast-iron wood stove kept a 19th-century room warm. Its embossed designs, especially the rows of pointed arches on its sides, were meant to evoke medieval architecture.