Donors have given nearly $900 million to the reconstruction project since a 2019 fire nearly destroyed the Paris cathedral.

Two of my favorite Gothic cathedrals are just north of Chartres, in neighboring Normandy. In contrast to small-town Chartres, Rouen was France's second-largest city in medieval times.

While mostly made of stone, many Gothic churches feature a wooden roof and/or spire, making them susceptible to fires. Amazingly, after Chartres' cathedral burnt to the ground in 1194, it took ...

The sky isn’t actually the limit here.The crown jewel of French Gothic architecture, Chartres Cathedral was built in just 26 years after a devastating fire in 1194. Its revolutionary west ...

Plume of smoke briefly rises from Rouen's Gothic cathedral Spire had been under renovation for years 40 fire engines, 70 firefighters rushed to site Fire brigade chief: plastic from worksite was ...

A crowd gathers outside the Rouen cathedral in Normandy during the funeral mass for Father Hamel on Aug. 2, 2016. French authorities say a fire broke out on the spire of the medieval cathedral on ...

The towering Gothic cathedral, marking the center of the town of Chartres, somehow captures the spirit of the 13th century — the so-called Age of Faith — in the 21st century.