Gothic landmarks

Gothic architecture is an architectural style prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.

It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. It originated in the Île-de-France and Picardy regions of northern France

65 landmarks in this catalogue are recorded as Gothic, across 40 cities. The examples here run from about 850 to 1911. 65 of them are photographed.

Most examples: Bruges (4), Prague (4), Florence (3), Ghent (3), Krakow (3), Bern (2)

Landmark	City	Built	Architect
Oude Kerk	Amsterdam	1306
Cathedral of Our Lady	Antwerp	1352–1521	Jan and Pieter Appelmans
Ismailiyya Palace	Baku	1908–1913	Józef Płoszko
Barcelona Cathedral	Barcelona	13th–15th century	Jaume Fabre
Bath Abbey	Bath	1572–1611
Bern Minster	Bern	1421–1893
Nydegg Church	Bern	1346
Bratislava Castle	Bratislava	1431
St. Martin's Cathedral	Bratislava	1452
Basilica of the Holy Blood	Bruges	1134–1157
Belfry of Bruges	Bruges	1240
Bruges City Hall	Bruges	1376–1421
Church of Our Lady	Bruges	13th–15th century
Brussels Town Hall	Brussels	1401–1455	Jan van Ruysbroeck
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula	Brussels	1226–1519
Buda Castle	Budapest	1265–1769	Jean-Nicolas Jadot de Ville-Issey
San Thome Basilica	Chennai	1523–1896
St. Patrick's Cathedral	Dublin	1191
St Giles' Cathedral	Edinburgh	14th–16th century
Basilica of Santa Croce	Florence	1294–1385	Arnolfo di Cambio
Palazzo Vecchio	Florence	1314	Arnolfo di Cambio
Santa Maria Novella	Florence	1290–1420	Fra' Ristoro da Campi
Frankfurt Cathedral	Frankfurt	1239–1550	Madern Gerthener
Belfry of Ghent	Ghent	1313–1380	Jan van Haelst
Saint Bavo's Cathedral	Ghent	1569
Saint Nicholas' Church	Ghent	13th century
St. Mary's Basilica	Krakow	1347
Wawel Castle	Krakow	1504	Francesco Fiorentino
Wawel Cathedral	Krakow	1364
Lisbon Cathedral	Lisbon	1147
Palace of Westminster	London	1870	Charles Barry, Jr.
Notre-Dame Cathedral	Luxembourg	1613–1938	Jean du Blocq
Mechelen Town Hall	Mechelen	1911
St. Rumbold's Cathedral	Mechelen	1200–1520	Rombout II Keldermans
Milan Cathedral	Milan	1386–1965	Simone da Orsenigo
Munich Frauenkirche	Munich	1488	Jörg von Halsbach
Selimiye Mosque	Nicosia	1326
Scrovegni Chapel	Padua	1305
Torre dell'Orologio	Padua	1437	Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio
Notre-Dame de Paris	Paris	1163–1260
Porto Cathedral	Porto	1110–1737
Charles Bridge	Prague	1357	Peter Parler
Powder Tower	Prague	1475
Prague Castle	Prague	9th century
St. Vitus Cathedral	Prague	1344	Matthias of Arras
Quito Metropolitan Cathedral	Quito	1567
Old Town Hall	Regensburg	1245
Regensburg Cathedral	Regensburg	1520	Mathes Roriczer
Riga Cathedral	Riga	1211
St. Peter's Church	Riga	1209
Cathedral of Santo Domingo	Santo Domingo	1504–1550
Riddarholmen Church	Stockholm	1300
Storkyrkan	Stockholm	1306
St. Olaf's Church	Tallinn	1267
Tallinn Town Hall	Tallinn	1404
Dom Tower	Utrecht	1321–1382	John of Hainaut
St. Martin's Cathedral	Utrecht	1254
Doge's Palace	Venice	1340
St. Stephen's Cathedral	Vienna	1433
Gediminas' Tower	Vilnius	1409
St. Anne's Church	Vilnius	1495–1500	Benedikt Rejt
Royal Castle	Warsaw	1619–1984	Giovanni Battista Trevano
St. Anne's Church	Warsaw	1788
St. Mark's Church	Zagreb	1256
Zagreb Cathedral	Zagreb	1217, rebuilt after 1880	Hermann Bollé

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The description above is from the English Wikipedia article on Gothic architecture. The style attributed to each landmark comes from Wikidata, not from us — a building can honestly carry two, and several here do.