It’s still fairly dark, an architecture of walls and planes and volumes.” Romanesque architecture eventually evolved into Gothic, swapping thick walls for thin ones and small windows for large ...

George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth ... Romanesque architecture eventually evolved into Gothic, swapping thick walls for thin ones and small windows for large ones.

Gothic architecture developed along with cities – it was there that a vast ... merchants built tenement houses, and towns and castles were surrounded by defensive walls. Among the Gothic monuments ...

Himeji Castle (Japan): Known as the "White Heron Castle" due to its elegant white exterior, Himeji Castle is one of Japan’s most iconic and well-preserved feudal castles, renowned for its beauty and ...