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This is a list of buildings which are examples of Gothic architecture, either their totality or portions thereof; examples of Gothic Revival architecture have been excluded. This list is separated into regions relating to the borders and dominant powers during the period of when these buildings were constructed (as opposed to modern ones), however, these are subdivided into nations according to modern borders.
Note: Buildings in bold have either been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites or are part of one.
British Isles
Republic of Ireland
Further information: List of Gothic architecture in the Republic of IrelandAll of the following existing Gothic buildings are either national monuments or national architectural heritage.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Adare Priory | Adare | Domestic
Religious |
c.1260–1633 | Also known as Adare Friary, as Adare Augustinian Friary, and as Adare Augustinian Priory. Formerly known as the Black Abbey.
The remaining buildings are known as St Nicholas' Church of Ireland Parish Church and St Nicholas' National School. The cloisters are in ruins. | |
Ardfert Abbey | Ardfert | Domestic
Religious |
13th–16th centuries | Ruins. | |
Ardfert Cathedral | Ardfert | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral and Monastery of St Brendan.
Ruins. | |
Askeaton Abbey | Askeaton | Domestic
Religious |
14th–15th centuries | Also known as Askeaton Friary.
Ruins. | |
Athassel Priory | Golden | Domestic
Religious |
12th–16th centuries | Also known as the Priory of St Edmund, King and Martyr.
Ruins. | |
Athenry Abbey | Athenry | Domestic
Religious |
13th–15th centuries | Also known as the Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Athenry and as Athenry Priory.
Ruins. | |
Athenry Castle | Athenry | Domestic
Military |
c.1235–1250 | ||
Ballinskelligs Abbey | Ballinskelligs | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Also known as St Michael's Priory and as Ballinskelligs Priory.
Ruins. | |
Ballybeg Priory | Buttevant | Domestic
Religious |
13th–16th centuries | Also known as St Thomas's Priory, as the Abbey of St Thomas, and as Ballybeg Abbey.
Ruins. | |
Baltinglass Abbey | Baltinglass | Domestic
Religious |
1148–14th century | Ruins. | |
Bective Abbey | Bective | Domestic
Religious |
13th–16th centuries | Ruins. | |
Black Abbey | Kilkenny | Domestic
Religious |
13th–14th centuries | Also known as the Church and Priory of the Most Blessed Trinity and as Holy Trinity Priory. | |
Boyle Abbey | Boyle | Domestic
Religious |
12th–16th centuries | Ruins. | |
Burriscarra Abbey | Carnacon | Domestic
Religious |
13th–15th centuries | Ruins. | |
Burrishoole Friary | County Mayo | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Also known as St Mary's Priory and as Burrishoole Priory.
Ruins. | |
Buttevant Franciscan Friary | Buttevant | Domestic
Religious |
13th century | Ruins. | |
Cahir Abbey | Cahir | Domestic
Religious |
12th–16th centuries | Also known as the Priory of St Mary in Cahir.
Ruins. | |
Callan Augustinian Friary | Callan | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Ruins. | |
Carlingford Priory | Carlingford | Domestic
Religious |
14th century | Also known as the Dominican Priory of St Malachy, as Carlingford Abbey, and as Carlingford Friary.
Ruins. | |
Castledermot Abbey | Castledermot | Domestic
Religious |
13th–16th centuries | Also known as Castledermot Friary.
Ruins. | |
Castlelyons Friary | Castlelyons | Domestic
Religious |
14th century | Ruins. | |
Christ Church Cathedral | Dublin | Religious | 12th–19th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity and as the Cathedral of the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and Metropolitan Cathedral of the United Provinces of Dublin and Cashel.
Includes the surviving portions of St Michael's Church, most notably the tower. | |
Clare Abbey | Clarecastle | Domestic
Religious |
12th century | Also known as the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
Ruins. | |
Clare Island Abbey | Clare Island | Domestic
Religious |
c.1460 | Also known as Saint Brigid's Abbey.
Partially in ruins. | |
Claregalway Friary | Claregalway | Domestic
Religious |
13th century | Ruins. | |
Clonfert Cathedral | Clonfert | Religious | 12th century | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Brendan. | |
Clontuskert Abbey | Ballinasloe | Domestic
Religious |
1404–1471 | Also known as the Priory of St Mary and as Clontuskert Priory.
Ruins. | |
Cloyne Cathedral | Cloyne | Religious | 1250–c.1270 | Also known as St Colman's Cathedral. | |
Collegiate Church of St Peter and St Paul | Kilmallock | Religious | 1241–1420 | Also known as Kilmallock Collegiate Church.
Ruin. | |
Cong Abbey | Cong | Domestic
Religious |
13th century | Ruins. | |
Corcomroe Abbey | Ballyvaughan | Domestic
Religious |
13th–16th centuries | Also known as the Abbey Church of Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock.
Ruins. | |
Creevelea Abbey | Dromahair | Domestic
Religious |
16th century | Also known as Dromahair Friary.
Ruins. | |
Derrynaflan Church | Littleton | Religious | 11th–13th centuries | Ruins.
Discovery site of the Derrynaflan Hoard. | |
Donegal Friary | Donegal | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Also known as Donegal Abbey.
Ruins. | |
Dromiskin Monastery | Dromiskin | Domestic
Religious |
6th–15th centuries | Ruins. | |
Drumacoo | Ballinderreen | Religious | 6th–13th centuries | Ruins. | |
Drumlane Priory | Drumlane | Domestic
Religious |
6th–16th centuries | Also known as the Priory Church of Saint Mary and as Drumlane Abbey.
Ruins. | |
Duiske Abbey | Graiguenamanagh | Domestic
Religious |
c.1207–14th century | Also known as Graiguenamanagh Abbey. | |
Dunbrody Abbey | Dunbrody, Waterford | Domestic
Religious |
13th–15th centuries | Ruins. | |
Dunmore Abbey | Dunmore | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Ruins. | |
Ennis Friary | Ennis | Domestic
Religious |
13th century | Ruins. | |
Errew Abbey | Castlehill | Domestic
Religious |
12th–15th centuries | Ruins. | |
Ferns Cathedral | Ferns | Religious | 13th–16th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Aidan.
Ruins. | |
Grange Abbey | Donaghmede | Domestic
Religious |
13th–14th centuries | Ruins. | |
Hill of Slane | Slane | Domestic
Religious |
– | Ruins.
Includes a number of sites and buildings. | |
Holy Cross Abbey | Holycross | Domestic
Religious |
13th century | Some of the buildings are in ruins. | |
Hore Abbey | Cashel | Domestic
Religious |
13th century | Also known as Hoare Abbey and as St Marry's.
Ruins. | |
Jerpoint Abbey | Thomastown | Domestic
Religious |
12th century | Ruins. | |
Kells Priory | Kells | Domestic
Religious |
12th–16th centuries | Ruins.
Not to be confused with the Abbey of Kells. | |
Kilconnell Abbey | Kilconnell | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Also known as Kilconnell Monastery or as Kilconnell Friary.
Ruins. | |
Kilcooly Abbey | Gortnahoe | Domestic
Religious |
12th–16th centuries | Also known as the Abbey of St Mary the Virgin and St Benedict.
Ruins. | |
Kilcrea Friary | Ovens | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Ruins. | |
Kildare Cathedral | Kildare | Religious | 14th–16th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Brigid. | |
Kilfenora Cathedral | Kilfenora | Religious | 6th century–c.1850 | Mostly in ruins. | |
Killaloe Cathedral | Killaloe | Religious | 1225 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Flannan. | |
Kilmallock Abbey | Kilmallock | Domestic
Religious |
13th–15th centuries | Also known as St Saviour's Priory.
Ruins. | |
Kilree | Kells | Domestic
Religious |
6th–16th centuries | Ruins. | |
Kinalehin Friary | County Galway | Domestic
Religious |
c.1252–17th century | Ruins. | |
Lislaughtin Abbey | Ballylongford | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Ruins. | |
Monasteranenagh Abbey | Dooradoyle | Domestic
Religious |
12th–13th centuries | Ruins. | |
Moor Abbey | Galbally | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Ruins. | |
Moyne Abbey | Moyne Townland | Domestic
Religious |
c.1462 | Ruins. | |
Muckross Abbey | Killarney National Park | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Ruins. | |
Murrisk Abbey | Murrisk | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Ruins. | |
North Abbey | Youghal | Domestic
Religious |
13th century | Also known as Holy Cross Priory and as Our Lady of Graces Priory.
Ruins. | |
Portumna Abbey | Portumna | Domestic
Religious |
13th–15th centuries | Also known as the Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, as Portumna Priory, and as Portumna Friary.
Ruins. | |
Quin Abbey | Quin | Domestic
Religious |
1402–1433 | Ruins. | |
Rathfran Friary | Rathfran | Domestic
Religious |
12th–15th centuries | Also known as the Priory of the Holy Cross and as Rathfran Priory.
Ruins. | |
Red Abbey | Cork | Domestic
Religious |
14th century | Also known as the Abbey Church of the Most Holy Trinity and as Red Abbey Tower.
Ruins. | |
Rock of Cashel | Cashel | Religious | 12th–13th centuries | Also known as Cashel of the Kings and as St Patrick's Rock.
Mostly in ruins. | |
Roscrea Friary | Roscrea | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Ruins. | |
Ross Errilly Friary | Headford | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Ruins. | |
Roscommon Abbey | Roscommon | Domestic
Religious |
13th–15th centuries | Ruins. | |
Rosserk Friary | County Mayo | Domestic
Religious |
15th century | Ruins. | |
St Canice's Cathedral | Kilkenny | Religious | 1202–1285 | Also known as Kilkenny Cathedral. | |
St Declan's Monastery | Ardmore | Domestic
Religious |
5th–14th centuries | Also known as Ardmore Cathedral. | |
St Dominic's Abbey | Cashel | Domestic
Religious |
1480–16th century | Ruins. | |
St Doulagh's Church | Balgriffin | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | Oldest stone-roofed church still in use in Ireland. | |
St Francis Abbey | Kilkenny | Domestic
Religious |
13th century | Also known as Kilkenny Grey Friary.
Ruins, apart from the restored sacristy. | |
St John's Priory | Kilkenny | Domestic
Religious |
13th–16th centuries | Also known as the Hospital of St John the Evangelist and as the Priory Church of St John.
Only the Lady chapel remains intact, the rest is in ruins. | |
St Laserian's Cathedral | Old Leighlin | Religious | 12th–16th centuries | ||
St Mary's Abbey | Dublin | Domestic
Religious |
846–1303 | Quarried after the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Now-subterranean remains discovered in c.1880: thus far these include the chapter house and the slype. By the early 14th century, it was the largest and wealthiest religious house in Ireland. | |
St Mary's Abbey | Trim | Domestic
Religious |
12th–15th centuries | Also known as Trim Abbey.
The only remains are the Yellow Steeple and Talbot's Castle. | |
St Mary's Cathedral | Limerick | Religious | 1168–14th century | Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. | |
St Mary's Collegiate Church | Gowran | Religious | 1225–15th century | Also known as the Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Assumption.
Ruins. | |
St Mary's Collegiate Church | Youghal | Religious | c.1220 | Also known as the Collegiate Church of Saint Mary the Virgin. | |
St Patrick's Cathedral | Dublin | Religious | 1191–1370 | ||
St Seachnall's Church | Dunshaughlin | Religious | 10th–12th centuries | Ruins. | |
Selskar Abbey | Wexford | Domestic
Religious |
c.1190 | Also known as the Priory of Saints Peter and Paul by Wexford and as Wexford Priory.
Ruins. | |
Sligo Abbey | Sligo | Domestic
Religious |
c.1416 | Also known as the Priory of the Holy Cross and as Sligo Friary.
Ruins. | |
Strade Abbey | Strade | Domestic
Religious |
13th–14th centuries | Also known as the Priory of the Holy Cross.
Ruins. | |
Taghmon Church | Crookedwood | Military
Religious |
15th century | Also known as St Munna's Church.
Ruins. | |
Timoleague Friary | Timoleague | Domestic
Religious |
13th century–1510 | Also known as Timoleague Abbey.
Ruins. | |
Tintern Abbey | Hook Peninsula | Domestic
Religious |
13th century | Ruins.
Daughter house of Tintern Abbey in Wales. | |
Trim Castle | Trim | Domestic
Military |
12th century | Ruins.
Largest castle in Ireland. | |
Trinitarian Abbey [de] | Adare | Domestic
Religious |
1230–1811 | Also known as White Abbey or as Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church. |
United Kingdom
England
Further information: List of Gothic architecture in EnglandAll of the following existing Gothic buildings are either Grade I listed or scheduled monuments.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Abbey of Bury St Edmunds | Bury St Edmunds | Domestic
Religious |
11th–16th centuries | Also known as Bury St Edmunds Abbey.
The majority of the abbey buildings are in ruins, with a few notable exceptions, including the abbey gate and the Cathedral of St James and St Edmund. The Bury St Edmunds Cross is believed to have possibly been made there. | |
All Saints Church | Boltongate | Military
Religious |
14th century | Also known as the Parish Church of All Saints. | |
All Saints' Church | Sutton Courtenay | Religious | 12th–16th centuries | ||
Alnwick Castle | Alnwick | Domestic
Military Religious |
11th–19th centuries | ||
Angel and Royal | Grantham | Domestic | 1203–2002 | ||
Ayshford Chapel | Ayshford | Religious | 15th century | ||
Bath Abbey | Bath | Domestic
Religious |
7th–19th centuries | Also known as the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath. | |
Beverley Minster | Beverley | Religious | 1188–1490 | Also known as the Parish Church of Saint John and Saint Martin. | |
Blackfriars Monastery Guest House | Canterbury | Domestic | 13th century | ||
Bodleian Library | Oxford | – | 15th century–present | ||
Bolton Abbey | Bolton Abbey | Domestic
Religious |
12th century | Also known as Bolton Priory.
Apart from a portion of the abbey nave used as a parish church, is in ruins. | |
Bridlington Priory | Bridlington | Domestic
Religious |
c.1113 | Also known as the Priory Church of St Mary and as Bridlington Priory Church. | |
Bristol Cathedral | Bristol | Religious | 1220–1877 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity.
Formerly known as St Augustine's Abbey. | |
Canterbury Cathedral | Canterbury | Religious | 1070–1834 | Also known as the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury.
Formerly known as Christ Church, Canterbury. | |
Carlisle Cathedral | Carlisle | Religious | 12th century | Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity. | |
Chester Cathedral | Chester | Religious | c.1100–c.1473 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. | |
Chichester Cathedral | Chichester | Religious | 1095–1500 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity. | |
Church of St Mary Magdalene | Newark-on-Trent | Religious | 12th century–c.1220 | ||
Collegiate Church of St Mary | Warwick | Religious | 1123–1704 | ||
Coventry Cathedral (First Structure) | Coventry | Religious | 14th–15th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael.
Was severely damaged in the Coventry Blitz and was left a ruin. | |
Dover Castle | Dover | Domestic
Military Religious |
12th–19th centuries | ||
Durham Castle | Durham | Domestic
Military |
1072–14th century | ||
Durham Cathedral | Durham | Religious | 1093–1490 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham.
Contains the Shrine of St Cuthbert. | |
Eastbridge Hospital | Canterbury | – | 1180 | Also known as the Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr and as the Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr of Eastbridge. | |
Edington Priory | Edington | Domestic
Religious |
1351–1361 | Also known as the Church of St Mary, St Katherine, and All Saints. | |
Elenor Crosses | Lincoln to Westminster | – | 1291–c.1295 | Set of 12 crosses marking the route of the funereal procession of Eleanor of Castille.
Located at Lincoln, Grantham, Stamford, Geddington, Hardingstone, Stony Stratford, Woburn, Dunstable, St Albans, Waltham Cross, Cheapside, and Westminster. Of the original 12, only 3 remain more-or-less intact: the crosses of Geddington, Hardingstone, and Waltham Cross. | |
Ely Cathedral | Ely | Religious | 1083–1375 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity.
Prior to the Reformation, it was known as the Church of St Etheldreda and St Peter. | |
Eton College Chapel | Eton | Religious | 15th–20th centuries | ||
Exeter Cathedral | Exeter | Religious | 1112–1400 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter. | |
Fountains Abbey | Studley Royal Park | Domestic
Religious |
1132–16th century | Ruins. | |
Gisborough Priory | Guisborough | Domestic
Religious |
12th–14th centuries | Also known as St Mary's Priory Ruins.
Ruins. | |
Glastonbury Abbey | Glastonbury | Domestic
Religious |
8th–16th centuries | Ruins. | |
Gloucester Cathedral | Gloucester | Religious | 1089–1499 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity. | |
Great Hall of Christ Church, Oxford | Christ Church, Oxford | – | 16th century | ||
Great Hospital | Norwich | – | c.1450 | ||
Grey Friars Hospital | Coventry | Domestic | 1509 | Also known as Ford's Hospital. | |
Guildhall | Moorgate, London | Civic | c.1440 | ||
Harvington Hall | Harvington | Domestic
Military Religious |
13th–17th centuries | Includes many priest holes, including some made by Nicholas Owen. | |
Hereford Cathedral | Hereford | Religious | 1079– c.1250 | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Ethelbert the King. | |
Holy Trinity Church | Long Melford | Religious | 1467–1497 | ||
Hospital of St Cross | Winchester | Domestic
Religious |
12th–16th centuries | Also known as the Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of Noble Poverty. | |
Hospital of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist | Sherborne | Domestic | 1437–1448 | ||
Howden Minster | Howden | Religious | 1285–14th century | Also known as the Minster Church of St Peter and St Paul. | |
Hull Minster | Kingston upon Hull | Religious | c.1285 | Formerly known as Holy Trinity Church. | |
Hulne Priory | Denwick | Domestic
Religious |
1240–16th century | Ruins. | |
John Halle's Hall | Salisbury | Domestic | 15th century | Of the original building, only the hall itself remains Gothic. | |
Kenilworth Castle | Kenilworth | Domestic
Military |
c.1120–16th century | Ruins. | |
King's College Chapel | Cambridge | Religious | 1446–1515 | ||
Lanercost Priory | Lanercost | Domestic
Religious |
1169–1214 | Partial ruin.
Includes the Church of St Mary. | |
Leicester Cathedral | Leicester | Religious | 1086–1867 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Martin.
Richard III's remains were reinterred there in 2015. | |
Lichfield Cathedral | Lichfield | Religious | 1195–1340 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad. | |
Lincoln Cathedral | Lincoln | Religious | 1072–1311 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, as Lincoln Minster, and as St Mary's Cathedral. | |
Lindisfarne Priory | Lindisfarne | Domestic
Religious |
c.634–14th century | In ruins, excluding the parish church, a former Benedictine cell.
Mostly Romanesque, with some Gothic portions. Location where the Lindisfarne Gospels were created. | |
Magdalen College, Oxford | Oxford | – | 15th–20th centuries | ||
Manchester Cathedral | Manchester | Religious | 1421–1882 | Also known as the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys, and St George. | |
Merton College, Oxford | Oxford | – | 12th–19th centuries | ||
New College, Oxford | Oxford | – | 14th–21st centuries | ||
Newstead Abbey | Newstead | Domestic
Religious |
1170–1819 | Formerly known as St Mary of Newstead.
Partially in ruins. Ancestral home of Lord Byron. | |
Norwich Cathedral | Norwich | Religious | 1096–1145 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity. | |
Norwich Guildhall | Norwich | Civic | 1407–1413 | ||
The Old Bell | Malmesbury | Domestic | c.1220 | Hotel and restaurant. | |
Old Grammar School, Coventry | Coventry | – | 12th–16th centuries | Formerly known as St John's Hospital.
Once had a half-timbered portion which was torn down in 1794. | |
Old London Bridge | London | Civic
Religious |
1176–1209 | Demolished in 1831.
Commissioned by Henry II. Included the Chapel of St Thomas on the Bridge. Had houses and other buildings on it until 1761. | |
Old St Paul's Cathedral | London | Religious | 1087–c.1350 | Lost its spire in the fire of 1561.
Destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Referenced in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (specifically, The Miller's Tale). | |
Old Westminster Palace | Westminster | Civic
Domestic Religious |
11th–19th centuries | Destroyed in the 1834 Burning of Parliament.
Only the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, cloisters, and chapter house of St Stephen's Chapel, the Jewel Tower, and Westminster Hall survive. | |
Oxford Cathedral | Oxford | Religious | 1160–1200 | Also known as Christ Church Cathedral. | |
Peterborough Cathedral | Peterborough | Religious | 1118–1237 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul, and St Andrew. | |
Rievaulx Abbey | Rievaulx | Domestic
Religious |
c.1130 | Ruins. | |
Ripon Cathedral | Ripon | Religious | 1160–1547 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, and as Ripon Minster. | |
Rochester Cathedral | Rochester | Religious | 1079–1238 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. | |
St Albans Cathedral | St Albans | Religious | 1077–1893 | Also known as the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban. | |
St Andrew's Church | Folkingham | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | ||
St Augustine's Abbey | Canterbury | Domestic
Religious |
598–16th century | Partially in ruins. | |
St Botolph's Church | Boston | Religious | 14th century–1520 | Also known as the Boston Stump. | |
St Cassian's Church | Chaddesley Corbett | Religious | 12th–19th centuries | ||
St Edward King and Martyr | Cambridge | Religious | 13th–15th centuries | ||
St Enodoc's Church | Trebetherick | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | ||
St James' and St Paul's Church | Marton | Religious | 13th century–1804 | A brick extension was added to the chancel in the 20th century. | |
St Martin's Church | Canterbury | Religious | Before 597–17th century | ||
St Mary's Abbey | Abingdon-on-Thames | Domestic
Religious |
7th–16th centuries | Also known as Abingdon Abbey. | |
St Mary's Abbey | York | Domestic
Religious |
11th–16th centuries | Ruins. | |
St Mary's Church | Nantwich | Religious | c.1340–c.1633 | ||
St Mary Redcliffe | Redcliffe | Religious | 15th century | ||
St Michael's Church | Baddiley | Religious | 1308–1811 | ||
St Michael's Church | Burgh by Sands | Military
Religious |
12th–14th centuries | Fortified church. | |
St Michael's Church | Garway | Military
Religious |
12th–14th centuries | Fortified church. | |
St Michael's Mount | Mount's Bay | Domestic
Military Religious |
c.1135–14th century | ||
St Michael's Tower | Glastonbury Tor | Religious | 14th century | Also known as St Michael's Church Tower.
Ruins. The remains of the church of a daughter house of Glastonbury Abbey. | |
St Wulfram's Church | Grantham | Religious | 12th century– 1550 | ||
Salisbury Cathedral | Salisbury | Religious | 1220–1320 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Subject of John Constable's Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds. | |
School of Pythagoras | Cambridge | Domestic | c.1200 | ||
Selby Abbey | Selby | Domestic
Religious |
1069–1465 | ||
Sheffield Cathedral | Sheffield | Religious | c.1200–1966 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul. | |
Sherborne Abbey | Sherborne | Domestic
Religious |
705–1500 | Also known as Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin. | |
Shrewsbury Abbey | Shrewsbury | Domestic
Religious |
11th–16th centuries | Also known as the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. | |
Southwark Cathedral | Southwark | Religious | 1106–1897 | Also known as the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie. | |
Southwell Minster | Southwell | Religious | c.1108– c.1300 | Also known as the Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. | |
Syon Abbey | Isleworth, Hounslow | Domestic
Religious |
1426–16th century | The buildings were torn down from the dissolution to the mid-18th century and most of the material quarried, but some intact portions form part of the fabric of Syon House.
At the time of the dissolution, it was among the ten wealthiest religious houses in England. Most likely had significant influence on English Gothic architecture. | |
Tattershall Castle | Tattershall | Domestic
Military |
1231–1450 | ||
Taunton Minster | Taunton | Religious | c.1308–1508 | Also known as St Mary Magdalene Church. | |
Temple Church | Temple, London | Religious | 12th–14th centuries | Also known as the Church of St Mary the Virgin. | |
Tewkesbury Abbey | Tewkesbury | Domestic
Religious |
12th century | Also known as the Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin. | |
The Abbey | Sutton Courtenay | Domestic | 13th–19th centuries | ||
Tonbridge Castle | Tonbridge | Domestic
Military |
13th century | The Medieval portion is in ruins. | |
Walsingham Priory | Walsingham | Domestic
Religious |
11th–15th centuries | Also known as St Marys Priory.
Ruins. | |
Wells Cathedral | Wells | Religious | 1176– c.1490 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Andrew. | |
Westminster Abbey | Westminster | Domestic
Religious |
960–1722 | Also known as the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster.
Traditional location for the coronation of English (and later British) monarchs. | |
Whitby Abbey | Whitby | Domestic
Religious |
657–12th century | Ruins. | |
Winchester Cathedral | Winchester | Religious | 1079–1532 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, St Peter, St Paul, and St Swithun. | |
Windsor Castle | Windsor | Domestic
Military Religious |
11th–19th centuries | Longest-occupied palace in Europe.
Special note to St George's Chapel, being a fine example of Perpendicular Gothic. | |
Worcester Cathedral | Worcester | Religious | 1084–1504 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin, of Worcester. | |
York City Walls | York | Military | c.71AD–14th century | The majority of the surviving portions were built in the 13th and 14th centuries, with some Classical and Romanesque remains. | |
York Minster | York | Religious | c.1230–1472 | Also known as the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York. |
Northern Ireland
All of the following Gothic buildings are Grade A listed, scheduled monuments, or state care monuments.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ardtole Church | Ardtole | Religious | 15th century | Also known as the Church of St Nicholas and as Ardtole Kirk.
Ruins. | |
Bangor Abbey | Bangor | Domestic
Religious |
12th–15th centuries | Only remains are St Malachy's Wall and portions of the church.
The Antiphonary of Bangor was written by the monks there. | |
Down Cathedral | Downpatrick | Religious | 13th–15th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity. | |
Dunluce Castle | County Antrim | Military | 13th–17th centuries | Ruins. | |
Enniskillen Castle | Enniskillen | Domestic
Military |
1428–16th century | Partial ruins.
Houses the Fermanagh County Museum and a museum dedicated to two local regiments. | |
Grey Abbey | Greyabbey | Domestic
Religious |
1193–15th century | Ruins. | |
Inch Abbey | Downpatrick | Domestic
Religious |
12th century | Ruins. | |
Killyleagh Castle | Killyleagh | Domestic
Military |
1180–19th century | Heavily renovated in the 19th century to resemble a château of the Loire. | |
St Patrick's Cathedral | Armagh | Religious | 12th century | Not to be confused with the Roman Catholic cathedral in the same town. | |
Shane's Castle | Randalstown | Domestic
Military |
c.1345 | Also known as Edenduffcarrick.
Burnt down in 1816 and left in ruins. |
Scotland
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are either Category A listed or scheduled monuments.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brig o' Balgownie | Old Aberdeen | Civic | 13th century | Also known as the Old Bridge of Don. | |
Brig o' Doon | Ayrshire | Civic | 15th century | Also known as Auld Brig and as Old Bridge of Doon. | |
Coldingham Priory | Coldingham | Domestic
Religious |
12th–14th centuries | ||
Corstorphine Old Parish Church | Corstorphine | Religious | 15th century | Formerly known as St John's Collegiate Church. | |
Crichton Collegiate Church | Crichton | Religious | 15th century | ||
Crossraguel Abbey | Maybole | Domestic
Religious |
14th century | Also known as the Abbey of St Mary of Crossraguel.
Ruins. | |
Drum Castle | Drumoak | Domestic
Military |
13th century | ||
Dryburgh Abbey | Dryburgh | Domestic
Religious |
12th–15th centuries | Ruins. | |
Dunblane Cathedral | Dunblane | Religious | 11th–13th centuries | Formerly known as the Cathedral Church of St Blaan and St Laurence. | |
Dunfermline Abbey | Dunfermline | Domestic
Religious |
1128–1250 | In ruins, apart from the abbey church. | |
Glasgow Cathedral | Glasgow | Religious | 12th–13th centuries | Also known as St Kentigern's Cathedral, as St Mungo's Cathedral, and as the High Kirk of Glasgow. | |
Holyrood Abbey | Old Town, Edinburgh | Domestic
Religious |
12th–17th centuries | Ruins.
Depicted in Louis Daguerre's The Ruins of Holyrood Chapel. | |
Iona Abbey | Iona | Domestic
Religious |
9th–15th centuries | Produced both the Chronicle of Ireland and the Book of Kells. | |
Jedburgh Abbey | Jedburgh | Domestic
Religious |
12th–16th centuries | Ruins. | |
Kilwinning Abbey | Kilwinning | Domestic
Religious |
12th–16th centuries | Ruins. | |
King's College Chapel | Old Aberdeen | Religious | 1498–1509 | ||
Ladykirk Church | Ladykirk | Religious | 15th century | Also known as St Mary's Church and as the Kirk of Steill. | |
Law Castle | West Kilbride | Domestic
Military |
c.1467 | ||
Melrose Abbey | Melrose | Domestic
Religious |
1136–1590 | Also known as St Mary's Abbey.
Mostly in ruins. | |
Mingary Castle | Kilchoan | Domestic
Military |
13th–14th centuries | Ruins. | |
Neidpath Castle | Peebles | Domestic
Military |
1263–1266 | Partially in ruins. | |
Old Tolbooth | Old Town, Edinburgh | Civic | 1386–c.1400 | Renovated in 1561; demolished in 1817. | |
Paisley Abbey | Paisley | Domestic
Religious |
12th–19th centuries | ||
Rosslyn Chapel | Roslin | Religious | 15th century | Formerly known as the Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew. | |
St Andrews Cathedral | St Andrews | Religious | 1158–1318 | Ruins. | |
St Giles' Cathedral | Old Town, Edinburgh | Religious | 1385–1410 | Also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh. | |
St John's Kirk | Perth | Religious | c.1448 | Also known as Old Church.
The site of John Knox's 1559 sermon which began the Scottish Reformation. | |
St Machar's Cathedral | Aberdeen | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | Also known as Old Machar and as the High Kirk of Aberdeen. | |
St Magnus Cathedral | Kirkwall | Religious | 1137–15th century | ||
St Moluag's Church | Eoropie | Religious | 13th century | Also known as Teampall Mholuaidh. | |
South Leith Parish Church | Leith | Religious | 1483–1848 | Originally known as the Kirk of Our Lady, St Mary. | |
Trinity College Kirk | Old Town, Edinburgh | Religious | 1460–1531 | Also known as Trinity Apse.
Only the apse survives. Original burial site of Mary of Guelders, wife of James II. |
Wales
Further information: List of Gothic architecture in WalesAll of the following Gothic buildings are Grade I listed or scheduled monuments.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Abbey of St Mary | St Dogmaels | Domestic
Religious |
12th–13th centuries | Also known as St Dogmaels Abbey.
Ruins. | |
Aberconwy Abbey | Conwy | Domestic
Religious |
1186–1284 | ||
Abergavenny Castle | Abergavenny | Domestic
Military |
1087–14th century | Ruins. | |
All Saints' Church | Gresford | Religious | 13th–15th centuries | Mainly 15th century.
Has the most surviving medieval stained glass of any Welsh church. Possesses a Romano-British altar, known as the Gresford Stone. | |
Bangor Cathedral | Bangor | Religious | c.1120–14th century | Also known as Saint Deiniol's Cathedral in Bangor. | |
Basingwerk Abbey | Holywell | Domestic
Religious |
12th–15th centuries | Ruins. | |
Beaumaris Castle | Beaumaris | Military | 1295–c.1330 | Ruins.
One of the fortifications built as part of Edward I's conquest of Wales. | |
Bishop's Palace | Llandaff, Cardiff | Domestic | c.1266 | Also known as Llandaff Castle or as the Old Bishop's Palace.
Ruins. | |
Brecon Castle | Brecon | Domestic
Military |
1093–1814 | Ruins. | |
Brecon Cathedral | Brecon | Religious | c.1215 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist. | |
Caernarfon Castle | Caernarfon | Military | 11th century–1330 | Ruins.
One of the fortifications built as part of Edward I's conquest of Wales. | |
Caernarfon Town Walls | Caernarfon | Military | 1283–1292 | Largely intact.
One of the fortifications built as part of Edward I's conquest of Wales. | |
Caerphilly Castle | Caerphilly | Domestic
Military |
1268–1290 | Ruins.
Largest castle in the UK after Windsor Castle. | |
Caldicot Castle | Caldicot | Domestic
Military |
12th century | Largely in ruins. | |
Chepstow Castle | Chepstow | Domestic
Military |
1067–1300 | Ruins.
Oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. | |
Church of St Beuno and St Mary | Whitford | Religious | 7th–19th centuries | ||
Church of St John the Baptist | Llanblethian | Religious | 12th century | ||
Church of St Mary the Virgin | Llanfair Kilgeddin | Religious | 13th–14th centuries | ||
Church of St Nicholas | Grosmont | Religious | 13th century | ||
Church of St Nicholas | Trellech | Religious | c.1300 | ||
Conwy Castle | Conwy | Military | 1283–1289 | Ruins.
One of the fortifications built as part of Edward I's conquest of Wales. | |
Conwy Town Walls | Conwy | Military | 1283–1287 | Intact.
One of the fortifications built as part of Edward I's conquest of Wales. | |
Crickhowell Castle | Crickhowell | Domestic
Military |
1121–1400 | Also known as Alisby's Castle.
Ruins. | |
Cymer Abbey | Llanelltyd | Domestic
Religious |
1189–13th century | Ruins. | |
Denbigh Castle and Town Walls | Denbigh | Military | 13th–14th centuries | Ruins. | |
Dolbadarn Castle | Llanberis Pass | Domestic
Military |
13th century | Ruins. | |
Dolforwyn Castle | Abermule | Domestic
Military |
13th century | Ruins. | |
Grosmont Castle | Grosmont | Domestic
Military |
1070–1350 | Ruins. | |
Hafotty | Llansadwrn | Domestic | 14th century | ||
Harlech Castle | Harlech | Military | 1282–1289 | Ruins.
One of the fortifications built as part of Edward I's conquest of Wales. | |
Haverfordwest Castle | Haverfordwest | Domestic
Military |
1120–c.1380 | Ruins. | |
Hay Castle | Hay-on-Wye | Domestic
Military |
c.1200–17th century | Partially in ruins. | |
Holt Bridge | Holt | Civic | 1339 | Also known as the Farndon Bridge, as the Holt-Farndon Bridge, and as the Farndon/Holt Bridge. | |
Kidwelly Castle | Kidwelly | Domestic
Military |
12th century | Ruins. | |
Lamphey Bishop's Palace | Lamphey | Domestic | 13th–14th centuries | Ruins. | |
Llandaff Cathedral | Llandaff, Cardiff | Religious | 12th century | Also known as the Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul with Saints Dyfrig, Teilo, and Euddogwy. | |
Llanthony Priory | Vale of Ewyas | Domestic
Religious |
12th–14th centuries | Ruins, apart from Abbey Hotel, St David's Church, and Court Farm Barn. | |
Llawhaden Castle | Llawhaden | Domestic
Military |
13th century | Ruins. | |
Manorbier Castle | Manorbier | Domestic
Military |
12th century | Ruins. | |
Margam Abbey | Margam | Domestic
Religious |
12th–16th centuries | Ruins.
The abbey under croft and the chapter house are the surviving Gothic structures. | |
Mathern Palace | Mathern | Domestic | 14th–17th centuries | ||
Monmouth Castle | Monmouth | Domestic
Military |
1067–1386 | Ruins. | |
Neath Abbey | Neath | Domestic
Religious |
12th–16th centuries | Ruins.
Once was the largest abbey in Wales. | |
Newport Cathedral | Newport | Religious | 9th–20th centuries | Also known as St Woolos' Cathedral. | |
Owain Glyndŵr's Parliament House | Machynlleth | Civic | 15th–16th centuries | Building where Owain Glyndŵr held parliament after being crowned. | |
Oystermouth Castle | Mumbles | Domestic
Military |
12th century | Ruins. | |
Pembroke Castle | Pembroke | Domestic
Military |
1093–1241 | Ruins, partially restored. | |
Penallt Old Church | Penallt | Religious | c.1400 | ||
Porth-y-Tŵr | St Davids | Military | 13th century | ||
Priory Church of St Mary | Abergavenny | Domestic
Religious |
1070–1535 | Also referred to as the "Westminster of Wales" for its size and numerous high-status tomb monuments and effigies. | |
Priory Church of St Mary | Usk | Domestic
Religious |
12th century–1900 | ||
Raglan Castle | Raglan | Domestic
Military |
15th–17th centuries | Ruins. | |
Ruthin Castle | Ruthin | Domestic
Military |
c.1277 | The medieval section is in ruins. | |
Sailors' Chapel | Angle | Religious | 1447 | Also known as the Seamen's Chapel and as the Fishermen's Chapel. | |
St Andrew's Church | Presteigne | Religious | 9th century–1868 | ||
St Asaph Cathedral | St Asaph | Religious | 13th—19th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral Church of Saints Asaph and Cyndeyrn. | |
St Cadoc's Church | Llancarfan | Religious | 13th century | ||
St Davids Cathedral | St Davids | Religious | 1181–13th century | ||
St Davids Bishops Palace | St Davids | Domestic | 13th–14th centuries | Ruins. | |
St Donat's Castle | St Donats | Domestic
Military |
12th century–present | Presently part of Atlantic College.
20th-century restoration includes the majority of Bradenstoke Priory. | |
St Donat's Church | St Donats | Religious | 12th–20th centuries | ||
St Illtyd's Church | Llantwit Major | Religious | 11th–15th centuries | The site was originally the location of the chapel for St Illtyd's College, Britain's earliest centre of learning. | |
St John the Baptist Church | Cardiff | Religious | 1180–1891 | ||
St John the Baptist Church | Porthcawl | Religious | c.1180–1993 | ||
St Martin's Church | Cwmyoy | Religious | 12th–14th centuries | ||
St Mellons Church | Old St Mellons | Religious | 13th century | Also known as St Mellons Parish Church. Formerly known as St Melan's Church. | |
St Michael's Church | Myddfai | Religious | 14th–15th centuries | ||
St Michael and All Angels Church | Colwinston | Religious | 1111 | ||
St Michael and All Angels Church | Kerry | Religious | 1176–1883 | ||
St Mary's Church | Derwen | Religious | 13th century | ||
St Mary's Church | Kidwelly | Religious | c.1320 | ||
St Mary's Church | Llanfair-ar-y-bryn | Religious | 12th century | ||
St Mary's Church | Magor | Religious | 13th century | ||
St Mary's Church | Mold | Religious | c.1490–2001 | ||
St Mary's Church | Welshpool | Religious | c.1250–1871 | ||
St Padarn's Church | Llanbadarn Fawr | Religious | 1115–2001 | ||
St Peter's Church | Carmarthen | Religious | 14th century | ||
St Tathan's Church | St Athan | Religious | 13th–14th centuries | ||
St Teilo's Church | Llantilio Crossenny | Religious | 13th century | ||
St Winefride's Well | Holywell | Religious | 15th century | ||
Swansea Castle | Swansea | Military | 1107 | Ruins. | |
Tintern Abbey | Tintern | Domestic
Religious |
1131–15th century | Also known as the Abbey Church of St Mary.
Ruins. Was referenced by numerous works of art and literature beginning in the 18th century. | |
Tretower Castle | Tretower | Domestic
Military |
12th–13th centuries | Ruins. | |
Tretower Court | Tretower | Domestic | 14th century | ||
Tudor Merchant's House | Tenby | Domestic | 15th century | ||
Tŷ Mawr | Castle Caereinion | Domestic | 13th century | ||
Usk Castle | Usk | Domestic
Military |
1120–c.1680 | Mostly ruins. | |
Valle Crucis Abbey | Llantysilio | Domestic
Religious |
1201–15th century | Also known as the Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Valle Crucis.
Ruins. | |
Weobley Castle | Gower | Domestic
Military |
14th century | Partially in ruins. |
Crown Dependencies
Although not part of the UK and only partially part of the British Isles, the Crown Dependancies are under British rule, thus their inclusion here.
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are Manx heritage sites, Jersey Grade 1 listed buildings, Guernsey protected monuments, or Alderney protected monuments.
Image | Building | Place | Territory | Type | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbey of St Helier | Saint Helier | Jersey | Domestic
Religious |
c.550–16th century | Also known as the Priory of St Helier.
Most associated structures destroyed to make way for Elizabeth Castle; the Gothic remains are limited to the Hermitage Chapel. | |
Castle Rushen | Castletown | Isle of Man | Domestic
Military Religious |
10th–18th centuries | ||
Chapel of St Apolline | Saint Saviour | Guernsey | Religious | 1392 | Also known as St Apolline's Chapel. | |
Church of St Helier | Saint Helier | Jersey | Religious | 11th–19th centuries | Also known as the Parish Church of St Helier. | |
Grosnez Castle | Saint Ouen | Jersey | Domestic
Military |
14th century | Ruins. | |
Grouville Church | Grouville | Jersey | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | Also known as St Martin de Grouville. | |
La Hougue Bie Chapel | Grouville | Jersey | Religious | 12th century | ||
Lihou Priory | Saint Peter | Guernsey | Domestic
Religious |
12th–16th centuries | Also known as the Priory of Our Lady of Lihou.
Ruins. | |
Mont Orgueil | St Martin | Jersey | Domestic
Military |
1204–20th century | Also known as Gorey Castle and as lé Vièr Châté. | |
Peel Castle | St Patrick's Isle | Isle of Man | Domestic
Military Religious |
11th–19th centuries | Ruins. | |
Rushen Abbey | Ballasalla | Isle of Man | Domestic
Religious |
1134–1350 | Ruins.
The Chronicles of Mann were complied at the abbey. | |
St Anne's Church | Saint Anne | Guernsey | Religious | 12th–13th centuries | Demolished in circa 1850 and replaced with present structure.
Church of the only parish on Alderney. | |
St Brelade's Church | Saint Brelade | Jersey | Religious | 10th–15th centuries | ||
St Clement's Parish Church | St Clement | Jersey | Religious | 10th–15th centuries | Also known as the Parish Church of St Clement. | |
Saint-Jean des Chênes | St John | Jersey | Religious | 12th century | Also known as St John's Parish Church and as St John of the Oaks. | |
St Martin le Vieux | St Martin | Jersey | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | Also known as St Martin's Parish Church. | |
St Michel du Valle | Vale | Guernsey | Religious | 11th century | Also known as the Vale Church. | |
St Tugual's Chapel | Herm | Guernsey | Religious | 11th century | ||
Vale Castle | Vale | Guernsey | Domestic
Military |
10th–15th centuries | Also known as Le Château St Michel, as Château de Val, and as Château de Valle.
Significant portions of the structure was destroyed by the Nazis during WWII. |
Central Europe
Austria
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are Denkmalgeschützt Objekte.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aggsbach Charterhouse | Aggsbach | Religious | c.1380 | Remains of a former Carthusian monastery. | |
Aggstein Castle | Wachau | Military | 12th century | Ruins. | |
Altenburg Abbey | Altenburg | Domestic
Religious |
1144–1733 | The surviving medieval structures are underground. | |
Augustinian Church | Innere Stadt, Vienna | Religious | 1327–1339 | ||
Bummerlhaus | Steyr | Domestic | 13th century | ||
Burg Deutschlandsberg | Deutschlandsberg | Domestic
Military |
12th century | Ruins. | |
Burg Heidenreichstein | Heidenreichstein | Domestic
Military |
12th–16th centuries | ||
Burg Kreuzenstein | Leobendorf | Domestic
Military Religious |
12th–19th centuries | Constructed on and from the remains of a medieval castle using an assemblage of portions of other ruined castles. | |
Burg Lockenhaus | Lockenhaus | Domestic
Military Religious |
c.1200 | ||
Burg Perchtoldsdorf | Perchtoldsdorf | Domestic
Military Religious |
11th–19th centuries | ||
Burg Rappottenstein | Rappottenstein | Domestic
Military |
c.1150–c.1600 | Considered to be among the best preserved castles in Austria. | |
Burg Vichtenstein | Vichtenstein | Domestic
Military |
12th–20th centuries | ||
Church of Saint Michael | Innere Stadt, Vienna | Religious | c.1220–c.1240 | ||
Die Bachschmiede | Wals-Siezenheim | – | 1567 | ||
Feldkirch Cathedral | Feldkirch | Religious | c.1200–1520 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Nicholas. | |
Franciscan Church | Graz | Religious | 13th–14th centuries | Also known as the Franciscan Monastery of Graz and as the Parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Graz.
Surviving Gothic portions of the monastic complex include the church building, the cloisters, the chapel of St James, and portions of the library old building. | |
Franciscan Church | Old Town, Salzburg | Religious | 8th century–1498 | ||
Goldener Adler | Old Town, Innsbruck | Domestic | 1390 | Traditional inn.
Notable guests include Emperor Charles V, Leopold and Wolfgang Mozart, Goethe, Ludwig I of Bavaria, and Niccolò Paganini. | |
Goldenes Dachl | Old Town, Innsbruck | Domestic | c.1500 | Built to commemorate the marriage of Maximilian I to Bianca Maria Sforza. | |
Göss Abbey | Leoben | Domestic
Religious |
1004–1782 | The church is also known as the Parish Church of St Andrew the Apostle.
The surviving church is largely Gothic, although the crypt is Romanesque. The majority of the surviving abbey structures date from later periods. | |
Graz Cathedral | Graz | Religious | 1438–1462 | Also known as St Giles' Cathedral. | |
Grinzing Parish Church | Grinzing, Döbling, Vienna | Religious | 1417–1426 | ||
Heiligenkreuz Abbey | Heiligenkreuz | Domestic
Religious |
1133–1240 | Also known as the Abbey of the Holy Cross.
The oldest continuously occupied Cistercian monastery in the world. | |
Hohensalzburg Fortress | Salzburg | Military
Religious |
1077–17th century | Includes a Gothic castle chapel. | |
Hohenwerfen Castle | Werfen | Military | 1075–1078 | ||
Hotel Goldener Hirsch | Old Town, Salzburg | Domestic | 15th century | ||
Lilienfeld Abbey | Lilienfeld | Domestic
Religious |
1202–c.1810 | ||
Maltese Church | Innere Stadt, Vienna | Religious | 15th century–1857 | Only the interior remains Gothic. | |
Maria am Gestade | Innere Stadt, Vienna | Religious | 1394–1414 | Also known as Maria Stiegen. | |
Maria Saal Cathedral | Maria Saal | Military
Religious |
1430–1459 | Also known as the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. | |
Mauterndorf Castle | Mauterndorf | Military | c.1253 | ||
Minoritenkirche | Innere Stadt, Vienna | Religious | 1276–1350 | Also known as the Friars Minor Conventual Church. Formerly known as the Italian National Church of Mary of the Snows. | |
Moosham Castle | Unternberg | Domestic
Military |
c.1191–1495 | ||
Neuberg Abbey | Neuberg an der Mürz | Domestic
Religious |
1327–1496 | ||
Nonnberg Abbey | Old Town, Salzburg | Domestic
Religious |
c.714–c.1880 | Oldest continuously extant convent in the Germanophone world.
Has an altar piece by Veit Stoß. | |
Passauer Hof | Ybbs an der Donau | Domestic | 13th–14th centuries | Also known as the Former Palace of Ybbsburg. | |
Pilgrimage Church Maria Straßengel | Judendorf-Straßengel | Religious | 1346–1355 | ||
Riegersburg Castle | Riegersburg | Domestic
Military |
c.1122–1653 | Owned by the House of Liechtenstein. | |
St Blasius' Church [de] | Old Town, Salzburg | Religious | 1185–1330 | ||
St George's Cathedral | Wiener Neustadt | Religious | 1440–1616 | ||
St Laurence's Church [de] | Ybbs an der Donau | Religious | 1200–1466 | ||
St Stephan's Church | Baden bei Wien | Religious | 15th century | The organ was played by Mozart and possibly Beethoven.
Ave verum corpus premiered in the church in 1791. | |
St Stephen's Cathedral | Innere Stadt, Vienna | Religious | 1137–1578 | Also known as the Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St Stephen and All Saints.
Contains numerous great works of art. | |
Säusenstein Abbey Chapel | Ybbs an der Donau | Religious | 14th century | Also known as the Chapel of Thérèse of Lisieux. | |
Seitenstetten Abbey Church | Seitenstetten | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | ||
Spinnerin am Kreuz | Austria | – | 1375–1384 | One is in Favoriten, Vienna while the other is in Wiener Neustadt. | |
Tratzberg Castle | Jenbach | Domestic
Military |
c.1500 | ||
Wiener Neustadt Cathedral | Wiener Neustadt | Religious | 1192–15th century | Also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary and St Rupert. | |
Wiesberg Castle | Tobadill | Domestic
Military |
13th century | ||
Zwettl Abbey | Zwettl | Domestic
Religious |
1137–1747 |
Czech Republic
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are cultural monuments of the Czech Republic.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bethlehem Chapel | Old Town, Prague | Religious | c.1391 | Place where Jan Hus served as priest prior to his excommunication. | |
Bezděz Castle | Bezděz | Domestic
Military Religious |
c.1260–1280 | Ruins.
Laid to waste during the Thirty Years' War. | |
Brno Old Town Hall [cs] | Brno | Civic | 1304–1729 | ||
Český Krumlov Castle | Český Krumlov | Domestic
Military Religious |
13th–19th centuries | ||
Český Šternberk Castle | Český Šternberk | Domestic
Military |
1241 – 16th century | ||
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit | Hradec Králové | Religious | 1307–1463 | ||
Chapel of St Ludmila of Bohemia [cs] | Prague Castle, Prague | Religious | 14th century | A subsequent addition to the Romanesque St George's Basilica. | |
Charles Bridge | Old Town, Prague | Civic | 1357 – 15th century | Replaced the Romanesque Judith's Bridge [cs], which had been severely damaged in a 1342 flood.
Includes three towers: the Old Town Bridge Tower, the Malá Strana Bridge Tower, and Judith's Tower [cs]. | |
Church of Our Lady Before Týn | Old Town, Prague | Religious | 14th century – c.1455 | Also known as the Parish Church of the Mother of God Before Týn and as Týn Church. | |
Church of Our Lady of the Snows | New Town, Prague | Religious | 1347–1625 | Never completed.
Site of the martyrdom of the Fourteen Prague Martyrs. | |
Church of Our Lady on the Lawn | New Town, Prague | Religious | 1360–1375 | Also known as the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary on the Lawn and as the Orthodox Church of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. | |
Church of Saint Anne [cs] | Horšovský Týn | Religious | 1507–1516 | ||
Church of St Apollinaire | New Town, Prague | Religious | c.1360–1390 | ||
Church of St Bartholomew [cs] | Kolín | Religious | 13th century – 1504 | ||
Church of Saint Giles [cs] | Milevsko | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | Filial church of Milevsko Monastery [cs]. | |
Church of St James the Great | Brno | Religious | 13th–15th centuries | ||
Church of St James the Great | Jihlava | Religious | 1256–1436 | ||
Church of St James the Greater [cs] | Kutná Hora | Religious | 14th–15th centuries | ||
Church of St James the Greater [cs] | Prachatice | Religious | 14th century – 1513 | ||
Church of St Martin in the Wall | Old Town, Prague | Religious | 1178–1488 | Fortified church. | |
Church of Saint Maurice | Olomouc | Religious | 15th century | ||
Church of Saint Nicholas [de] | Starý Svojanov [cs] | Religious | 13th–14th centuries | ||
Church of Saint Nicholas [cs] | Znojmo | Religious | 1388 – 16th century | ||
Church of St Peter at Poříčí | New Town, Prague | Religious | 12th–19th centuries | ||
Church of Saint Vitus [cs] | Soběslav | Religious | 1375 – 18th century | ||
Church of Saints Peter and Paul [cs] | Mělník | Religious | 11th–16th centuries | ||
Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary [cs] | Pardubice | Religious | 1359–1515 | ||
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary [cs] | Chomutov | Religious | 1330–1585 | ||
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | Most | Religious | 1253–1602 | ||
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and St Charles the Great | New Town, Prague | Religious | 1351–1711 | ||
Church of the Holy Spirit | Josefov, Prague | Religious | 14th century–1833 | ||
Church of the Virgin Mary at Náměti [cs] | Kutná Hora | Religious | c.1350 – 15th century | Also known as Dolní kostel. | |
City walls of Nymburk [cs] | Nymburk | Military | 13th century | ||
Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia | New Town, Prague | Domestic
Religious |
c.1231 – 14th century | ||
Dominican Monastery | České Budějovice | Domestic
Religious |
13th century – 1885 | Largely burnt down in the 18th century; surviving Gothic buildings include the church and cloisters. | |
Franciscan Monastery | Kadaň | Domestic
Religious |
15th–18th centuries | Also known as the Franciscan Monastery of the Fourteen Holy Helpers in Kadaň. | |
Franciscan Monastery | Plzeň | Domestic
Religious |
c.1300–1611 | ||
Hukvaldy Castle | Hukvaldy | Domestic
Military Religious |
c.1234 | Ruins. | |
Italian Court | Kutná Hora | Civic
Domestic Religious |
13th–16th centuries | Originally the seat of the Central Mint of Prague. | |
Kadaň Castle [cs] | Kadaň | Domestic
Military |
13th century – 1755 | ||
Karlštejn Castle | Karlštejn | Domestic
Military Religious |
1348–1365 | One of the locations where the Imperial Regalia and Bohemian Crown Jewels were kept prior to 1791. | |
Karolinum | Old Town, Prague | Domestic | 1383–1386 | Part of the University of Prague.
Among the oldest university dormitories in Central Europe. | |
Kašperk Castle | Kašperské Hory | Military | 1356–1361 | Ruins. | |
Křivoklát Castle | Křivoklát | Domestic
Military Religious |
c.1230 – 19th century | Damaged by a fires in 1422 and reconstructed in 1471, giving the building its present form.
It also suffered from fires in 1643 and 1826, and was repaired in 1860. | |
Kunětická hora Castle | Ráby | Domestic
Military Religious |
14th century – 1993 | ||
Milevsko Monastery [cs] | Milevsko | Domestic
Religious |
1191–1885 | Oldest monastery in South Bohemian Region.
Includes the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary [cs]. | |
Old New Synagogue | Josefov, Prague | Religious | c.1270 | Sometimes referred to as Old Synagogue after the other building in Prague by that name [cs] was demolished.
According to legend, the body of a golem made by Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel lies in the attic. | |
Old Royal Palace | Prague Castle, Prague | Civic
Domestic Religious |
12th century – 1502 | Includes Vladislav Hall and All Saints Church, among other features. | |
Old Synagogue [cs] | Josefov, Prague | Religious | 11th–18th centuries | Rebuilt several times.
Demolished in 1867 and replaced with the Spanish Synagogue on the same site. | |
Orlík Castle | Orlík nad Vltavou | Domestic
Military |
13th–19th centuries | The oldest surviving portion dates to the 14th century.
Was extensively repaired and modified following a fire in 1508. Was originally a spur castle 200 ft above the Vltava, but is now considerably closer due to the creation of the Orlík Reservoir. | |
Osek Monastery [cs] | Osek | Domestic
Religious |
13th–18th centuries | Largely rebuilt in the 17th or 18th centuries, although the cloisters remain original. | |
Opava Cathedral | Opava | Religious | 13th–18th centuries | Also known as Our Lady of the Assumption Co-Cathedral. | |
Pernštejn Castle | Nedvědice | Domestic
Military Religious |
1270 – 16th century | Castle of the Pernštejn family. | |
Pinkas Synagogue | Josefov, Prague | Religious | 16th century | Second oldest surviving synagogue in Prague. | |
Písek Stone Bridge | Písek | Civic | 13th century | Oldest preserved Gothic bridge in Czechia. | |
Plzeň Cathedral | Plzeň | Religious | 14th–15th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of St Bartholomew. | |
Porta coeli Convent | Předklášteří | Domestic
Religious |
13th century – 1901 | Only functioning Cistercian convent in the Czech Republic. | |
Powder Gate | Old Town, Prague | Civic
Military |
1475 – 19th century | Also known as the Powder Tower.
Replaced the Gate of St Ambrose [cs] and Horska Gate, which had previously stood on the site. One of the thirteen surviving city gates [cs] of Prague's Old Town and part of Prague's fortifications [cs]. | |
Prague New Town Hall | New Town, Prague | Civic | 1377–1743 | Technically is New Town Town Hall or the Town Hall of New Town.
Site of the 1419 Defenestration of Prague, which sparked the Hussite Wars, and one of the two sites of the 1483 Defenestration of Prague. | |
Prague Old Town Hall | Old Town, Prague | Civic
Domestic |
14th–20th centuries | Began as a modified house, with other structures and houses added on and to the building subsequently. Has been modified and repaired several times, including the addition and destruction of entire wings.
Technically is Old Town Town Hall or the Town Hall of Old Town. Includes the Prague Astronomical Clock. One of the two sites of the 1483 Defenestration of Prague. | |
Roudnice nad Labem Augustinian Monastery [cs] | Roudnice nad Labem | Domestic
Religious |
1333–1734 | ||
St Barbara's Church | Kutná Hora | Religious | 1388–1905 | ||
Saint Castulus' Church | Old Town, Prague | Religious | 1375–1399 | Gothic church with Romanesque and Baroque elements. | |
Saint Giles' Church | Nymburk | Religious | 13th century | ||
St Michael's Church in Jircháře | New Town, Prague | Religious | 1369 – 19th century | ||
St Nicholas' Church | Louny | Religious | 1517–1538 | Built on the site of the burnt-down 13th-century Church of the Exhalation of the Holy Cross. | |
St Nicholas' Church (Medieval structure) | Malá Strana, Prague | Religious | 13th century | The original Gothic building was torn down in the 17th century to build the present structure. | |
St Procopius' Church | Žďár nad Sázavou | Religious | 13th–15th centuries | ||
St Stephen's Church | New Town, Prague | Religious | 14th century | ||
St Thomas's Abbey | Brno | Domestic
Religious |
1323 – 19th century | Includes the Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady.
Place where Gregor Mendel performed his experiments. | |
St Vitus' Cathedral | Prague Castle, Prague | Religious | 1344–1929 | Also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus, and Adalbert and as Prague Cathedral.
Contains the tombs of many Bohemian kings and Holy Roman Emperors. One of the locations where the Imperial Regalia were kept prior to 1791. | |
St Vitus' Church | Český Krumlov | Religious | 1407–1438 | ||
Saint Wenceslas' Cathedral | Olomouc | Religious | 1107 – 14th century | ||
St Wenceslas' Church | Zderaz [cs], New Town, Prague | Religious | 12th century | ||
Sedlec Abbey | Kutná Hora | Domestic
Religious |
c.1142 – 15th century | Of the original Gothic monastery buildings, only the abbey church, the Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist, survived the 1421 burning by the Hussites.
Restored from ruins in the 17th century. | |
Sirotčí hrádek | Klentnice | Domestic
Military |
13th century | Ruins. | |
Špilberk Castle | Brno | Domestic
Military Religious |
13th–14th centuries | ||
Stone Bell House | Old Town, Prague | Domestic | 14th century | Remains of a larger house.
Presently houses the Gallery of the Capital City of Prague [cs], which belongs to the National Gallery Prague. | |
Strahov Monastery | Strahov, Prague | Domestic
Religious |
12th–17th centuries | Significantly damaged by the Hussite Wars in 1420; a few Gothic structures remain intact, including the abbey churches, the Basilica of the Assumption and the Church of St Roch [cs]. | |
Švihov Castle | Švihov | Domestic
Military Religious |
14th century–1489 | ||
Teplá Abbey | Teplá | Domestic
Religious |
1193 – 19th century | Portions of the church remain Gothic. | |
Točník Castle | Točník | Domestic
Military Religious |
1395–1398 | Partial ruins. | |
Třebíč Castle | Třebíč | Domestic
Military Religious |
13th–16th centuries | Also known as the Benedictine Monastery in Třebíč. Includes St Procopius Basilica.
Romano-Gothic structure, most of which has substantial later modifications, with the exception of the church. Surviving Gothic portions include the church (especially the interior), cellars, and abbey walls. | |
Třeboň Monastery [cs] | Třeboň | Domestic
Religious |
1367–1750 | ||
Veveří Castle | Brno | Domestic
Military |
c.1059 – 14th century | ||
Vyšší Brod Cistercian Abbey | Vyšší Brod | Domestic
Religious |
1259 – 15th century | Also known as Hohenfurth Abbey and as Vyšší Brod Monastery.
Important centre of traditional Catholicism in Czechia. | |
Zbraslav Monastery (Medieval structure) | Zbraslav, Prague | Domestic
Religious |
1292 – late 14th century | Was severely damaged during the Hussite Wars and was demolished and rebuilt in the 17th century.
Formerly the royal burial ground of the kings of Bohemia from its founding until the construction of St Vitus' Cathedral. Peter of Zittau wrote the Zbraslav Chronicle during his tenure as abbot of the abbey. Owner and former home of the Madonna of Zbraslav. | |
Žebrák Castle | Točník | Domestic
Military |
c.1250–c.1380 | Ruins | |
Zlatá Koruna Monastery [cs] | Zlatá Koruna | Domestic
Religious |
13th–18th centuries | Includes the Chapel of Holy Guardian Angels [cs]. | |
Znojmo Town Hall Tower | Znojmo | Civic | 1445–1448 | ||
Zvíkov Castle | Zvíkovské Podhradí | Domestic
Military Religious |
13th century | Also referred to as the "king of Czech castles."
Intact, with the exception of a few rooms. Among the most important early-Gothic Czech castles. |
Germany
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are Kulturdenkmaler.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Aachen Cathedral | Aachen | Religious | Also known as the Imperial Cathedral. Formerly known as the Royal Cathedral of St Mary at Aachen.
Oldest cathedral in Northern Europe. | ||
Albrechtsburg | Meissen | Domestic
Military Religious |
1471–1495 | Birthplace of diamond vaulting. | |
Alte Nahebrücke | Bad Kreuznach | Civic
Domestic |
c.1300–1612 | ||
Altenberg Abbey | Solms | Domestic
Religious |
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Altenberg Cathedral | Altenberg | Religious | Also known as Altenberger Dom and as Bergischer Dom. Former abbey church of Altenberg Abbey. | ||
Bäckerhaus [de] | Eppingen | Domestic | c.1412 | ||
Bamberg Cathedral | Bamberg | Religious | 1002–1242 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St George.
The upper portions of the four towers are Gothic. | |
Bamberg Dominican Monastery [de] | Bamberg | Domestic
Religious |
1310–17th century | ||
Basilica of St Castor | Koblenz | Religious | Mostly Romanesque, but with some Gothic additions. | ||
Bebenhausen Abbey | Bebenhausen | Domestic
Religious |
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Brandenburg Cathedral | Brandenburg an der Havel | Religious | 1165–15th century | Also known as the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul. | |
Bremen Cathedral | Altstadt, Bremen | Religious | 11th century–1511 | Also known as St Peter's Cathedral. | |
Bremen City Hall | Altstadt, Bremen | Civic | 1400–1683 | ||
Brunswick Cathedral | Braunschweig | Religious | 1173–1472 | Also known as the Collegiate Church of Sts Blaise and John the Baptist.
Mostly Romanesque, but with some Gothic additions. | |
Chorin Abbey | Chorin | Domestic
Religious |
1258–1817 | ||
Church of St Martin [de] | Lauingen | Religious | 8th century–1576 | ||
Cologne Cathedral | Cologne | Religious | 1248–1880 | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Peter.
The construction was halted from 1560–1842. | |
Doberan Abbey | Bad Doberan | Domestic
Religious |
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Eberbach Abbey | Eltville | Domestic
Religious |
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Erfurt Cathedral | Erfurt | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Mary at Erfurt and as St Mary's Cathedral. | |
Frankfurt Cathedral | Frankfurt | Religious | Also known as the Imperial Cathedral of St Bartholomew. | ||
Frauenkirche | Munich | Religious | |||
Frauenkirche | Nuremberg | Religious | |||
Freiburg Minster | Freiburg im Breisgau | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady. | ||
Hanover Old Town Hall | Hanover | Civic | 1410 | ||
Hirschau Abbey | Hirsau | Domestic
Religious |
c.765–1516 | Also known as Hirsau Abbey.
Laid to ruin in 1692; aside from the Lady Chapel the remains are in ruins. | |
Hohenzollern Castle | Bisingen | Domestic
Military Religious |
1454–19th century | The first castle was destroyed in 1423; the second castle was mostly destroyed in the mid-18th century. Only the Chapel of St Michael remains complete.
The present structure is a combination of the remains of the second castle and 19th-century Neo-Gothic replacements. Ancestral seat of the House of Hohenzellern. | |
Jerichow Monastery | Jerichow | Domestic
Religious |
Towers. | ||
Konstanz Minster | Konstanz | Religious | |||
Krämerbrücke | Erfurt | Civic
Domestic |
1325–1486 | Temporally, the longest continually-inhabited bridge in Europe. | |
Kriebstein Castle | Kriebstein | Domestic
Military Religious |
c.1384–17th century | ||
Lehnin Abbey | Kloster Lehnin | Domestic
Religious |
1180–16th century | ||
Lichtenberg Castle | Thallichtenberg | Domestic
Military Religious |
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Liebfrauenkirche | Trier | Religious | |||
Limburg Abbey | Bad Dürkheim | Domestic
Religious |
One of the locations where the Imperial Regalia were kept prior to 1791. | ||
Limburg Cathedral | Limburg an der Lahn | Religious | |||
Lübeck Cathedral | Altstadt, Lübeck | Religious | 1173–1335 | Also known as the Proto-Cathedral of Sts John the Baptist, Blaise, Mary, and Nicholas. | |
Lübeck City Fortifications [de] | Altstadt, Lübeck | Civic
Military |
12th–15th centuries | Surviving portions include Burgtor (1444) and Holstentor (1464). | |
Lübeck Town Hall [de] | Altstadt, Lübeck | Civic | 1240–1953 | One of the largest town halls in Germany. | |
Magdeburg Cathedral | Magdeburg | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of Saints Maurice and Catherine. | ||
Marienkirche | Neubrandenburg | Religious | |||
Markgröningen Town Hall [de] | Markgröningen | Civic | 1441 | ||
Meissen Cathedral | Meissen | Religious | 1250–1410 | Also known as the Church of St John and St Donatus. | |
Michaelsberg Abbey | Bamberg | Domestic
Religious |
1015–18th century | ||
Münster Cathedral | Münster | Religious | |||
Munich City Fortifications [de] | Altstadt, Munich | Military | 12th–17th centuries | Mostly dismantled in the 18th century.
Survivals include Isartor, Karlstor, and Sendlinger Tor. | |
Naumburg Cathedral | Naumburg | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul. | ||
Neubrandenburg City Walls [de] | Neubrandenburg | Military | 13th–14th centuries | The walls and their gates have been preserved in their entirety.
Best preserved brick Gothic fortification in Europe. | |
Nuremberg Castle | Nuremberg | Domestic
Military Religious |
c.1000–1545 | One of the locations where the Imperial Regalia were kept prior to 1791. | |
Nuremberg City Hall | Nuremberg | Civic | 1332–1622 | ||
Paderborn Cathedral | Paderborn | Religious | |||
Quedlinburg Abbey | Quedlinburg | Domestic
Religious |
936–1708 | Includes the Collegiate Church of St Servatius, also known as Quedlinburg Cathedral.
Portions are Gothic, mainly the apse. | |
Regensburg Cathedral | Regensburg | Religious | Also known as St Peter's Cathedral. | ||
St Andrew's Church | Hildesheim | Religious | |||
St Elizabeth's Church | Marburg | Religious | |||
St Gangolf's Church | Trier | Religious | |||
St John's Church | Bremen | Religious | |||
St Lorenz's Church | Nuremberg | Religious | |||
St Martin's Church | Landshut | Religious | |||
St Mary's Church | Altstadt, Lübeck | Religious | |||
St Mary's Church | Stralsund | Religious | |||
St Mary's Church | Rostock | Religious | |||
St Nicholas' Church | Stralsund | Religious | |||
St Nicholas' Church | Wismar | Religious | |||
St Sebaldus' Church | Nuremberg | Religious | 1225–17th century | ||
St Thomas' Church | Leipzig | Religious | 12th century–1702 | ||
Schlenkerla | Bamberg | – | c.1405 | ||
Schloss Vollrads | Oestrich-Winkel | Domestic
Military |
14th century–c.1700 | ||
Stolzenfels Castle | Koblenz | Domestic
Military Religious |
1242–1418 | Fell to ruins in the 17th century and was restored in Neo-Gothic fashion in 1842. | |
Ulm Minster | Ulm | Religious | Tallest church in the world. | ||
Worms Synagogue | Worms | Religious | 1034–1355 | Destroyed during Kristallnacht; carefully reconstructed in 1961.
Among the oldest synagogues in Germany. | |
Xanten Cathedral | Xanten | Religious | 1263–1544 | Also known as St Victor's Cathedral. |
Hungary
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are either cultural heritage monuments of Hungary [hu] or world heritage sites.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Buda Castle | Budapest | Domestic
Military Religious |
14th–15th centuries | Mostly destroyed after 1686. Some rooms were unearthed and reconstructed during the post-war rebuilding of Buda Castle.
Includes the Palace Chapel, Stephen's Tower [hu], and the Gothic Hall. One of the locations where the Imperial Regalia were kept prior to 1791. | |
Castle of Diósgyőr | Diósgyőr, Miskolc | Domestic
Military Religious |
12th–21st centuries | Rebuilt from significant remains in 2014. | |
Church of the Annunciation [hu] | Türje | Religious | 13th century | ||
Church of Mary Magdalene [hu] | Budapest | Religious | 13th–15th centuries | Ruins. | |
Goat Church [hu] | Sopron | Religious | 13th–14th centuries | Also known as the Church of the Assumption. | |
Gothic Protestant Church of Avas | Miskolc | Religious | 13th century–1557 | ||
Mary Magdalene's Church [eo] | Sopronbánfalva | Religious | 12th–14th centuries | ||
Matthias' Church | Budapest | Religious | 11th–15th centuries | Also known as the Church of the Assumption of Buda Castle or as the Coronation Church of Buda. | |
Nyírbátor Calvinist Church [hu] | Nyírbátor | Religious | 14th–15th centuries | ||
Nyírbátor Catholic Minorite Church [hu] | Nyírbátor | Religious | 145–17th centuries | Also known as the Church of Our Lady. | |
St Emeric's Church [hu] | Egyházasdengeleg | Religious | 11th–12th centuries | ||
St Michael's Church [hu] | Sopron | Religious | 13th century | ||
Somogyvámos Church Ruins [hu] | Somogyvámos | Religious | 13th century | Ruins.
Only surviving structure of Csopak village which was destroyed during the period of Ottoman rule. | |
Új Street 16 | Sopron | Domestic | 15th century | ||
Visegrád Castle [hu] | Visegrád | Domestic
Military Religious |
1246–1251 | Ruins.
One of the locations where the Imperial Regalia were kept prior to 1791. |
Liechtenstein
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are Kulturgüter Liechtenstein [de].
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Bendern Parish Church [de] | Bendern | Religious | 8th–20th centuries | ||
Church of St Peter [de] | Schaan | Religious | c.1289–19th century | Also known as the Chapel of St Peter. | |
Gutenberg Castle | Balzers | Domestic
Military |
c.1110–1912 | ||
Obere Burg | Schellenberg | Domestic
Military |
13th–16th centuries | Ruins. | |
Vaduz Castle | Vaduz | Domestic
Military |
12th century–1640 | Official residence of the Prince of Liechtenstein. |
Romania
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are monumente istorice.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Biertan Fortified Church | Biertan | Military
Religious |
1468–1524 | Fortified church. | |
Biserica Neagră | Brașov | Religious | 1383–1476 | Also known as the Black Church. Formerly known as the Church of St Mary.
Contrary to popular belief, the church's colour is not due to the 1689 Brașov fire but pollution. Largest church in Transylvania. | |
Câlnic Fortress | Câlnic | Military
Religious |
c.1270–15th century | Includes a fortified chapel. | |
Church on the Hill | Sighișoara | Religious | 1429–1488 | ||
Corvin Castle | Hunedoara | Military | 1446–19th century | Also known as Hunyadi Castle and as Hunedoara Castle.
One of the largest castles in Europe. | |
Dârjiu Fortified Church | Dârjiu | Military
Religious |
14th–16th centuries | Fortified church. | |
Hărman Fortified Church [ro] | Hărman | Military
Religious |
13th century | Fortified church. | |
Mălâncrav Fortified Church [ro] | Laslea | Military
Religious |
14th century | Fortified church. | |
Monastery Church | Sighișoara | Religious | 1492–1515 | ||
Prejmer Fortified Church | Prejmer | Military
Religious |
1211–1240 | Fortified church. | |
Putna Monastery | Putna | Domestic
Religious |
1466–1662 | ||
Rugănești Reformed Church [ro] | Rugăneşti | Religious | 13th–19th centuries | ||
St Michael's Church | Cluj-Napoca | Religious | 1316–1487 | Second-largest church in Transylvania. | |
Saschiz Fortified Church | Saschiz | Military
Religious |
1493–1496 | Fortified church. | |
Sebeș Lutheran Church | Sebeș | Religious | 12th–18th centuries | ||
Sibiu Lutheran Cathedral | Sibiu | Religious | 1371–1520 | ||
Valea Viilor Fortified Church | Valea Viilor | Military
Religious |
14th–16th centuries | Fortified church. | |
Venetian House | Sighișoara | Domestic | 16th century | ||
Viscri Fortified Church | Bunești | Military
Religious |
13th–16th centuries | Fortified church. |
Slovakia
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are cultural heritage monuments of Slovakia.
Slovenia
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are cultural monuments of Slovenia [sl].
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Annunciation Church [sl] | Crngrob | Religious | 13th–19th centuries | ||
Bled Castle | Bled | Domestic
Military Religious |
11th–17th centuries | Oldest Slovenian castle.
Style ranges from Romanesque to Renaissance. The Gothic portions include some of the walls and the chapel of Sts Ingenuinus and Albuin [de]. | |
Church of the Magi [sl] | Benedikt | Religious | 1521–1588 | ||
Loggia Palace | Koper | Civic | 1462–1698 | The only surviving Gothic town hall in Slovenia. | |
Maribor Synagogue | Maribor | Religious | 13th century | After the Jews were expelled from Maribor in 1497, the building was converted into a church, which purpose it served until 1785, when it was made into a military warehouse.
Presently houses a museum. | |
Praetorian Palace | Koper | Civic | 1452–1664 | ||
Predjama Castle | Predjama | Military | 1274–1580 | A surviving and inhabitable cave castle.
Although the majority of the castle is in the Renaissance style, several older portions of the original Gothic structure survive and are visible, particularly the entrances to the caves. | |
St George's Chapel [sl] | Ljubljana | Religious | 15th century | Chapel of Ljubljana Castle. | |
St George's Church | Ptuj | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | ||
St John the Baptist's Parish Church [sl] | Suha | Religious | c.1450 | ||
St Rupert's Parish Church [sl] | Šentrupert | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | Fortified church. | |
Snežnik Castle | Loška Dolina | Domestic
Military |
13th–19th centuries | ||
Venetian House [sl] | Piran | Domestic | 15th century | ||
Žiče Charterhouse Church [sl] | Slovenske Konjice | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | Also known as Seiz Charterhouse Church and as St John the Baptist's Church.
Ruins. |
Switzerland
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are either class A properties or world heritage sites.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Abbey of St Maurice d'Agaune | Saint-Maurice | Domestic
Religious |
4th–17th centuries | ||
Barfüsserkloster | Altstadt, Zürich | Religious | 13th–15th centuries | Mostly demolished. The only surviving remains are the cloisters. | |
Basel Minster | Basel | Religious | 1019–1500 | ||
Basel Town Hall | Basel | Civic | 1504–1514 | ||
Bern Minster | Altstadt, Bern | Religious | 1421–1893 | Also known as St Vincent's Cathedral. | |
Bern Town Hall | Altstadt, Bern | Civic | 1406–1417 | ||
Birseck Castle | Arlesheim | Domestic
Military |
1243–18th century | ||
Bubikon Commandery | Bubikon | Domestic
Military Religious |
12th–14th centuries | A commandery of the Knights Hospitaller. | |
Calvin Auditory | Geneva | Religious | 15th century | Also known as the Calvin Auditorium. Formerly known as Notre-Dame-la-Neuve Chapel.
Location where Calvin expounded his theology. | |
Chillon Castle | Veytaux | Domestic
Military |
10th–13th centuries | ||
Church of St Leodegar | Luzern | Religious | 735–1639 | The Gothic building burnt down in 1633; while the majority of the present structure dates to the 17th century and is in Renaissance style, portions of the older church remain, notably the Gothic needle towers. | |
City Church of Biel | Biel/Bienne | Religious | 1451–1470 | ||
Collegiate Church of Neuchâtel [fr] | Neuchâtel | Religious | 1190–1276 | ||
Commandery of St John [fr] | Fribourg | Domestic
Military Religious |
1259–2012 | ||
Compesières Commandry | Bardonnex | Domestic
Military Religious |
13th–16th centuries | ||
Felsenburg | Altstadt, Bern | Domestic
Military |
1260–1270 | ||
Fortified Church of St Arbogast | Muttenz | Military
Religious |
12th century–1630 | Fortified church. | |
Fraumünster | Altstadt, Zürich | Religious | 853–1911 | ||
Fribourg Cathedral | Fribourg | Religious | 1283–c.1430 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Nicholas. | |
Habsburg Castle | Habsburg | Domestic
Military |
c.1020–1300 | Ancestral seat of the House of Habsburg. | |
Haus zum Rüden | Altstadt, Zürich | Civic | c.1373 | ||
Hofbrücke [de] | Luzern | Civic | c.1360 | Three medieval covered wooden pedestrian truss bridges, dating to the 14th and 15th centuries and containing a set of 17th-century triangular panel paintings.
The Hofbrücke, built 1352–1365, was demolished between 1835–1852 to build the Schweizerhofquai [de]. Its paintings survive in museums. The Kapellbrücke, built c.1365, largely burnt down in 1993 and was rebuilt and resorted in 1994 in the same style. Some portions of the original bridge remain. The Spreuerbrücke was initially built in the 13th century and completed in 1408, largely destroyed by a storm in 1566, and subsequently rebuilt (in the same style). Its accompanying mills burnt down in the 19th century. | |
Holländerturm | Altstadt, Bern | Military | 13th century | ||
Holligen Castle | Bern | Domestic
Military |
c.1500 | ||
Königsfelden Monastery | Windisch | Domestic
Religious |
14th century | ||
Kyburg Castle | Kyburg | Domestic
Military Religious |
c.1030–c.1530 | One of the locations where the Imperial Regalia were kept prior to 1791. | |
Lausanne Cathedral | Lausanne | Religious | 1170–1235 | Also known as the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Lausanne or as the Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne. | |
Lugano Cathedral | Lugano | Religious | 15th century | Also known as the Cathedral of St Lawrence and as Cattedrale di San Lorenzo. | |
Nydeggkirche | Altstadt, Bern | Religious | 1341–1346 | ||
Oetenbach Nunnery | Altstadt, Zürich | Domestic
Religious |
c.1285–1317 | Demolished 1902–1903. | |
Predigerkirche Zürich | Altstadt, Zürich | Religious | 1231–1350 | The only standing remains of Predigerkloster. | |
St Oswald's Church [de] | Zug | Religious | 1477–1719 | ||
St Peter's Church | Altstadt, Zürich | Religious | 1230–1706 | Only the tower remains Gothic.
The tower's clock has the largest face in Europe. | |
St Pierre Cathedral | Geneva | Religious | 12th century | ||
Wasserkirche | Altstadt, Zürich | Religious | c.1480 | ||
Wettingen Abbey | Wettingen | Domestic
Religious |
13th–17th centuries | Includes Gasthof Sternen. | |
Wittigkofen Castle | Bern | Domestic
Military |
13th century | ||
Zug Castle | Zug | Domestic
Military |
13th century |
Eastern Europe
Belarus
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are ranked architectural heritage of Belarus [be-tarask].
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cathedral of Sts Boris and Gleb [be-tarask] | Novogrudok | Religious | 1519– c.1635 | Fortified church. | |
Church of St John the Baptist | Kamai | Military
Religious |
1603–1606 | Fortified church. | |
Church of St Michael | Synkavichy | Military
Religious |
Before 1320–16th century | Fortified church. | |
Church of St Michael Archangel [be-tarask] | Hniezna [be-tarask], Vawkavysk District | Religious | 1524 | ||
Church of the Holy Trinity [be-tarask] | Iškaldź [be-tarask], Brest Voblasts | Religious | 15th century | ||
Mir Castle Complex | Mir | Military | 16th century | ||
Muravanka Church | Muravanka | Military
Religious |
1524–1542 | Also known as the Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos. | |
Navahrudak Castle | Novogrudok | Military | 14th century | Ruins. | |
Transfiguration Church | Novogrudok | Religious | 14th century–1723 | Most of the 14th-century Gothic church was torn down to erect the present building. with the exception of two chapels which are integrated into the present structure.
Site where a group of nuns were martyred by a Gestapo. |
Latvia
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are national architectural monuments of Latvia [lv].
Lithuania
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are Nekilnojamųjų kultūros vertybių [lt].
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cathedral of the Theotokos | Old Town, Vilnius | Military
Religious |
Fortified church. | ||
Church of St Anne | Old Town, Vilnius | Religious | 1495–1500 | ||
Church of Sts Francis and Bernard | Old Town, Vilnius | Religious | |||
Church of St George the Martyr | Centras, Kaunas | Religious | |||
Church of St Gertrude | Centras, Kaunas | Religious | |||
Church of Saint Nicholas | Centras, Kaunas | Religious | |||
Church of Saint Nicholas | Old Town, Vilnius | Religious | |||
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Old Town, Vilnius | Religious | |||
Church of Vytautas the Great | Centras, Kaunas | Religious | Also known as the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. | ||
House of Perkūnas | Centras, Kaunas | ||||
Kaunas Castle | Centras, Kaunas | Military | |||
Kaunas Cathedral Basilica | Centras, Kaunas | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral Basilica of Apostles St Peter and St Paul. | ||
Kretinga Bernardine Monastery | Kretinga | Domestic
Religious |
1605–1617 | Also known as the Bernardine Monastery and Church of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary. | |
Medininkai Castle | Medininkai | Military | |||
Old Church of St John the Baptist [lt] | Zapyškis | Religious | |||
Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania (Mediaeval) | Old Town, Vilnius | ||||
St George's Church [lt] | Kėdainiai | Religious | |||
Trakai Island Castle | Trakai | Military | |||
Trakai Peninsula Castle | Trakai | Military | |||
Vilnius Cathedral | Old Town, Vilnius | Religious | c.1251–19th century | Also known as the Archcathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislas.
Destroyed and rebuilt several times; the present structure began after a fire in 1610. The Gothic incarnations of the cathedral were built under Mindaugas, Władysław II Jagiełło, and Vytautas. The present structure includes portions from the Gothic iterations: the foundations (Mindaugas), the crypt (Jagiełło), and some walls and pillars (Vytautas). | |
Vilnius Upper Castle [lt] | Old Town, Vilnius | Also known as Gediminas Castle.
Ruins. It is considered part of Vilnius Castle Complex and includes Gediminas' Tower. |
Poland
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are zabytek.
Russia
Due to the recent arrival of the Russian language to the region known today as Kaliningrad and the consequently far greater degree of relevance of German to that region's history and architecture, especially regarding the Middle Ages, when possible the German names have been used for structures and places therein.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Altstadt Church | Altstadt, Königsberg | Religious | 1264–1537 | Also known as the Old Church of St Nicholas in Königsberg.
Dismantled in the 1820s and replaced with the New Altstadt Church. | |
Balga Castle | Bagrationovsky District | Civic
Domestic Military |
1239–1250 | Also known as Honeda Castle.
Ruins. Suffered further damage in World War II. Oldest Ordensburg in the region built by the Teutonic Knights. | |
Brandenburg Castle [de] | Brandenburg | Domestic
Military |
c.1366 | Ruins. | |
Brandenburg Church [de] | Brandenburg | Religious | 14th century | Fell into ruins during World War II. | |
Chamber of Facets | Novgorod | – | 1433 | The only known Gothic structure in Russia proper. | |
Fischhausen Church [de] | Fischhausen | Religious | c.1400–1500 | Demolished 1961. | |
Georgensburg Castle [de] | Georgenburg | Domestic
Military Religious |
c.1385–1390 | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Ruins. | |
Gerdauen Castle [de] | Gerdauen | Domestic
Military |
c.1312 | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Ruins. | |
Gerdauen Church [de] | Gerdauen | Military
Religious |
1260–15th century | Fortified church.
Ruins. | |
Groß Wohnsdorf Castle [de] | Groß Wohnsdorf [de] | Military | 13th–14th centuries | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Ruins. | |
Insterburg Castle [de] | Insterburg | Domestic
Military |
1336 | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Ruins. Partially burnt down in 1945; partially demolished in the 1950s. | |
Juditten Church | Juditten, Königsberg | Military
Religious |
c.1287 | Fortified church built by the Teutonic Knights.
Oldest existing building in Königsberg. | |
Königsberg Castle | Freiheit, Königsberg | Civic
Domestic Military Religious |
1255–18th century | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Destroyed by the Soviet government in 1969. The surviving underground structures are presently intended to become a museum. Included a castle church. | |
Königsberg Cathedral | Kneiphof, Königsberg | Religious | c.1330–1380 | ||
Labiau Castle [de] | Labiau | Domestic
Military |
1360 | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Burnt down in 1965. | |
Lochstedt Castle [de] | Fischhausen | Domestic
Military Religious |
1275–1285 | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Largely destroyed in World War II; remains demolished in the 1960s. Included a castle chapel [de]. Many of the rooms contained fine frescoes. | |
Neuhausen Castle [de] | Neuhausen | Domestic
Military |
1292 | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Ruins. | |
Neuhausen Church [de] | Neuhausen | Religious | 14th century–c.1500 | ||
Pobethen Church [de] | Pobethen [de] | Religious | 14th–15th centuries | Ruins. | |
Preußisch Eylau Castle [de] | Preußisch Eylau | Domestic
Military Religious |
1325–1330 | Teutonic Ordensburg.
The main castle buildings burnt down in 1455, however, the outbuildings remain intact. | |
Ragnit Castle [de] | Ragnit | Domestic
Military |
1397–1409 | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Ruins. | |
Schaaken Castle | Liska-Schaaken | Domestic
Military |
13th–14th centuries | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Ruins. | |
Schaaken Church [de] | Liska-Schaaken | Religious | 14th century | Ruins. | |
Steindamm Church | Altstadt, Königsberg | Religious | 1263 | Also known as St Nicholas' Church, as the Polish Church, and as the Old Lithuanian Church.
Destroyed 1945–1950. Oldest church in Königsberg. | |
Tapiau Castle [de] | Tapiau | Domestic
Military Religious |
1351 | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Ruins. | |
Taplacken Castle [de] | Taplacken | Domestic
Military |
c.1400 | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Ruins. | |
Tilsit Castle [de] | Tilsit | Domestic
Military |
c.1410 | Teutonic Ordensburg.
Ruins. | |
Waldau Castle [de] | Waldau [de] | Domestic
Military |
c.1264 | Teutonic Ordensburg. |
Ukraine
France
France
Further information: List of Gothic architecture in FranceAll of the following existing Gothic buildings are monuments historiques classés.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Abbey of St Benignus of Dijon [fr] | Dijon | Domestic
Religious |
1280–1325 | Includes Dijon Cathedral. | |
Abbey of Saint-Denis [la] | Saint-Denis | Domestic
Religious |
745–1144 | Includes the Basilica of Saint-Denis, which is considered by many to be the first fully Gothic building. | |
Abbey of Saint-Étienne | Caen | Domestic
Religious |
1066–13th century | Also known as the Abbaye aux Hommes and as the Abbey of St Stephen. | |
Abbey of St Genevieve | Place du Panthéon, 5th arrondissement, Paris | Domestic
Religious |
502–13th century | Apart from the bell tower, the Tour Clovis, it was torn down in 1744 and replaced with the Panthéon.
A centre for copying and scholarship, its library ultimately became Sainte-Geneviève Library. Peter Abelard taught at the abbey school from 1108 to 1113. | |
Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés | Saint-Germain-des-Prés | Domestic
Religious |
558–1792 | ||
Abbey of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives [fr] | Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives | Domestic
Religious |
1067–17th century | ||
Abbey of Saint-Remi [fr] | Reims | Domestic
Religious |
6th–18th centuries | Presently divided into a church, the Basilica of Saint-Remi, and a museum.
The abbey church itself was built in the 11th–15th centuries. | |
Aix Cathedral | Aix-en-Provence | Religious | 12th–16th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of the Holy Saviour. | |
Albi Catheral | Albi | Religious | 1282–1480 | Also known as the Cathedral Basilica of St Cecilia. | |
Amiens Cathedral | Amiens | Religious | c.1220–1270 | Also known as Notre-Dame d'Amiens and as the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens. | |
Angers Cathedral | Angers | Religious | 1032–1523 | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Maurice. | |
Arras Town Hall | Arras | Civic | 1501–1517 | ||
Augustinian Convent of Toulouse | Toulouse | Domestic
Religious |
c.1310–1504 | Today, its buildings house the Musée des Augustins de Toulouse. | |
Autun Cathedral | Autun | Religious | 1120–1146 | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Lazarus of Autun.
The decoration of the Romanesque portions of the building are by Gislebertus. | |
Auxerre Cathedral | Auxerre | Religious | 1215–16th century | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Stephen. | |
Basilica of St Michael | Bordeaux | Religious | 14th–16th centuries | ||
Basilica of Saint Nicholas | Saint-Nicolas-de-Port | Religious | 15th–16th centuries | ||
Basilica of St Quentin | Saint-Quentin | Religious | 12th–16th centuries | Also known as the Collegiate Church of Saint-Quentin and as the Basilica of Saint-Quentin. | |
Basilica of St Urban | Troyes | Religious | 1262–1905 | Also known as the Église Saint-Urbain and as the Basilique Saint-Urbain de Troyes. | |
Bastille Saint-Antoine | Paris | Military | 14th century | Also known as the Bastille.
It was demolished from 1789 to 1790; the present site is the Place de la Bastille. For most of its history it was used as a prison by the kings of France, ultimately leading to the Storming of the Bastille, the anniversary of which is the French national holiday. | |
Bayeux Cathedral | Bayeux | Religious | Before 1066–19th century | Also known as Notre-Dame de Bayeux and as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux.
Location where Harold Godwinson swore felty to William the Bastard in 1066. Housed the Bayeux Tapestry from the 11th century until it was confiscated by revolutionaries in 1792. | |
Beauvais Cathedral | Beauvais | Religious | 1225–1600 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Peter.
Never completed; the present structure consists of a Gothic apse, choir, and transept. Has the tallest nave in the world, as well as the tallest Gothic choir. | |
Belfry of Douai [fr] | Douai | Civic | 1380–1475 | ||
Blois Cathedral | Blois | Religious | 1544–1700 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Louis. | |
Bordeaux Cathedral | Bordeaux | Religious | 12th–16th centuries | Also known as the Primatial Cathedral of St Andrew. | |
Bourges Cathedral | Bourges | Religious | 1195– c.1230 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Stephen. | |
Cahors Cathedral | Cahors | Religious | 1080–1135 | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Stephen. | |
Carpentras Cathedral | Carpentras | Religious | 1409–1531 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Siffredus of Carpentras. | |
Châlon Cathedral | Châlon-sur-Saône | Religious | 9th–16th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of St Vincent.
The present façade is 19th century. | |
Châlons Cathedral | Châlons-en-Champagne | Religious | 12th–17th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Stephen. | |
Chambéry Cathedral | Chambéry | Religious | 1420–1585 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Francis de Sales.
Contains the largest ensemble of trompe-l'œil in Europe. | |
Champmol | Dijon | Religious | 1383–1433 | Also known as Chartreuse de Champmol. | |
Chartres Cathedral | Chartres | Religious | 1126–1252 | Also known as Notre-Dame de Chartres and as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres.
Retains its original 12th-century stained-glass windows. | |
Château d'Angers | Angers | Domestic
Military Religious |
9th–13th centuries | Houses the Apocalypse Tapestry. | |
Château de Blois | Blois | Domestic
Military Religious |
13th–17th centuries | ||
Château de Châteaudun | Châteaudun | Domestic
Military Religious |
12th–16th centuries | ||
Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire | Chaumont-sur-Loire | Domestic
Military Religious |
15th century | Also known as Château de Chaumont. | |
Château de Dourdan | Dourdan | Domestic
Military Religious |
1220s | ||
Château de Goulaine | Haute-Goulaine | Domestic
Military |
12th–17th centuries | ||
Château de la Tournelle | 5th arrondissement, Paris | Military | 14th century | Destroyed. | |
Château de Maintenon | Maintenon | Domestic
Military |
13th–18th centuries | ||
Château de Meillant | Meillant | Domestic
Military |
15th century | ||
Château de Montsoreau | Montsoreau | Domestic
Military |
1443–1515 | ||
Château de Saumur | Saumur | Domestic
Military |
10th–16th centuries | ||
Château de Vincennes | Vincennes | Domestic
Military Religious |
1361–1369 | Former fortress and royal residence.
Includes the Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes. | |
Church of St Jacques [fr] | Compiègne | Religious | 1235–16th century | ||
Church of Saint-Maclou | Rouen | Religious | 1436–1521 | ||
Cité de Carcassonne | Carcassonne | – | Construction ended in the early 14th century | Includes the Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus and Carcassonne Cathedral along with a château fort, houses, and fortifications. | |
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral | Clermont-Ferrand | Religious | 1248–1902 | Also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady. | |
Collège des Bernardins | 5th arrondissement, Paris | – | 13th century | Also known as the Collège Saint-Bernard.
Home of the Cathedral School of Paris [fr], which ultimately gave rise to the University of Paris. | |
Collegiate Church of St Felix [fr] | Saint-Félix-Lauragais | Religious | 14th century | Also known as the Church of St Felix. | |
Commandery of St John [fr] | Angers | 1175 | |||
Compiègne Town Hall [fr] | Compiègne | Civic | 1490–1530 | ||
Convent of the Cordeliers [fr] | Toulouse | Religious | 13th century | Destroyed from 1790–1818; a fire destroyed most of the remaining structures in 1871. | |
Convent of the Jacobins | Toulouse | Religious | 1230–1341 | ||
Coutances Cathedral | Coutances | Religious | 1180–1270 | Also known as Notre-Dame de Coutances. | |
Dol Cathedral | Dol-de-Bretagne | Religious | 1203–16th century | Also known as the Cathedral of St Samson of Dol and as Dol-en-Bretagne Cathedral. | |
Évreux Cathedral | Évreux | Religious | 11th–19th centuries | Also known as Notre-Dame de Évreux and as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Évreux. | |
Fécamp Abbey | Fécamp | Domestic
Religious |
1187–1228 | Also known as the Abbey of the Holy Trinity at Fécamp.
First producer of bénédictine. | |
Hôtel de Bourgogne | 2nd arrondissement, Paris | Domestic | 1409–1411 | Also known as the Hôtel d'Artois.
The Tour Jean-sans-Peur is the only surviving portion. | |
Hôtel de Cluny [fr] | Latin Quarter, 5th arrondissement, Paris | Domestic | 15th century | Presently houses the Musée de Cluny. | |
Hôtel de Sens | Sens | Domestic | 15th century | Also known as Hôtel des archevêques de Sens.
Presently houses the Forney Art Library [fr]. | |
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune | Beaune | Domestic | 1443–1457 | Also known as the Hospices of Beaune and as the Hospices de Beaune. | |
Langres Cathedral | Langres | Religious | 1150–1196 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Mammes.
Romanesque and Romano-Gothic with later additions. | |
Laon Cathedral | Laon | Religious | 1150–1230 | Also known as Notre-Dame de Laon and as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Laon. | |
Lavaur Cathedral | Lavaur | Religious | c.1255–1730 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Alan of Lavaur. | |
Le Mans Cathedral | Le Mans | Religious | 6th—14th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Julian of Le Mans. | |
Le Puy Cathedral | Le Puy-en-Velay | Religious | 11th–13th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady.
Mainly Romanesque with Gothic additions and modifications, especially the side chapels. | |
Lectoure Cathedral | Lectoure | Religious | 12th–18th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Gervasius and Saint Protasius of Lectoure. | |
Limoges Cathedral | Limoges | Religious | 1273–1888 | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Stephen. | |
Lisieux Cathedral | Lisieux | Religious | 12th–18th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Peter. | |
Lodève Cathedral | Lodève | Religious | 13th–20th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Fulcran. | |
Lombez Cathedral | Lombez | Religious | 14th–15th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Mary. | |
Louvre Castle | Paris | Domestic
Military |
1190–1202 | Demolished 1528–1660 to make room for the modern Louvre Palace; some portions survive and are on display at the Louvre as the Louvre médiéval. | |
Lyon Cathedral | Lyon | Religious | 1180–1480 | Also known as the Primatial Cathedral of St John the Baptist. | |
Maison d'Adam [fr] | Angers | Domestic | c.1491 | Also known as the Maison d'Adam et Éve and as the Maison de l'Arbre-de-Vie. | |
Meaux Cathedral | Meaux | Religious | 1175–1540 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Stephen. | |
Metz Cathedral | Metz | Religious | 1220–1550 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Stephen. | |
Mirepoix Cathedral | Mirepoix | Religious | 1298–19th century | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Maurice.
Has the second widest Gothic arch in Europe. | |
Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey | Mont-Saint-Michel | Domestic
Religious |
9th century–1532 | Also known as the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel. | |
Moulins Cathedral | Moulins | Religious | 15th–19th centuries | Also known as Notre-Dame de Moulins and as the Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Moulins. | |
Musée départemental de l'Oise | Beauvais | Domestic | 1149–1521 | Formerly the Palace of the Bishop of Beauvais. | |
Nantes Cathedral | Nantes | Religious | 1434–1891 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul. | |
Narbonne Cathedral | Narbonne | Religious | 1272–c.1354 | Also known as the Cathedral of Saints Justus and Pastor.
Unfinished. | |
Nevers Cathedral | Nevers | Religious | 10th–16th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Cyricus and Saint Julitta of Nevers. | |
Niederhaslach Church | Niederhaslach | Religious | 1274–1385 | Also known as Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist.
Formerly known as the Collegiate Church of Saint Florentius. | |
Notre-Dame de Cléry [fr] | Cléry-Saint-André | Religious | 1449–1485 | Also known as the Basilica of Our Lady of Cléry. | |
Notre-Dame de l'Épine | L'Épine | Religious | 1405–1527 | Also known as the Basilica of Our Lady of l'Épine. | |
Notre-Dame de Paris | 4th arrondissement, Paris | Religious | 1163–1345 | Also known as Notre-Dame, as the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, and as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris.
Presently undergoing restoration after the 2019 fire. | |
Notre-Dame de Simorre [fr] | Simorre | Religious | 14th–19th centuries | Also known as the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Simorre and as the Church of Our Lady of Simorre. | |
Noyon Cathedral | Noyon | Religious | 1145–1235 | Also known as Notre-Dame de Noyon and as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Noyon. | |
Orléans Cathedral | Orléans | Religious | 1278–1329 | Also known as the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
Was partially destroyed by the Huguenots in 1568, and was repaired from 1601 to 1829. Was frequented by Jeanne d'Arc during the Siege of Orléans. | |
Palace of Poitiers | Poitiers | Civic
Military |
1018–1416 | ||
Palais de la Cité | Île de la Cité | Civic
Domestic Religious |
13th century | Also known as the Palais de Justice.
The majority of the medieval royal residence was destroyed by fires, leaving only Sainte-Chapelle (known for its 13th-century stained glass) and the Conciergerie (which was used as a prison during the Reign of Terror). | |
Palace of the Duchy of Auvergne [fr] | Riom | Religious | 1395–1403 | The only surviving portion is Sainte-Chapelle de Riom [fr]. | |
Palais des Papes | Avignon | Domestic
Religious |
13th–14th centuries | Papal palace during the Avignon Papacy. | |
Palais Jacques Cœur | Bourges | Domestic | 1443–1453 | ||
Pamiers Cathedral | Pamiers | Religious | 12th–17th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of St Antoninus of Pamiers. | |
Parlement de Normandie | Rouen | Civic | 1499–1508 | Also known as the Parliament of Rouen. | |
Poitiers Cathedral | Poitiers | Religious | 12th–14th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Peter of Poitiers. | |
Pont Valentré | Cahors | Civic | 1308–1378 | ||
Pontigny Abbey | Pontigny | Domestic
Religious |
12th–13th centuries | Surviving buildings includes the Abbey Church of Our Lady and St Edmund of Pontigny [fr] (or the Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Edme de Pontigny).
Is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of the Mission de France at Pontigny. | |
Pontoise Cathedral | Pontoise | Religious | c.1145–c.1590 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Maclou. | |
Quimper Cathedral | Quimper | Religious | 13th–15th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Corentin of Quimper and as Saint Corentin Cathedral. | |
Reims Cathedral | Reims | Religious | 1211–1345 | Also known as Notre-Dame de Reims and as the Primatial Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady of Reims.
Location where the kings of France were crowned (beginning with the baptism of Clovis); the cathedral dates back to the 5th century and has had three previous buildings before the current one. | |
Rieux Cathedral | Rieux-Volvestre | Religious | 14th century | Also known as the Cathedral of the Nativity of Mary of Rieux and as the Cathedral of St Mary. | |
Rodez Cathedral | Rodez | Religious | 1277–1542 | Also known as Notre-Dame de Rodez and as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Rodez. | |
Rouen Cathedral | Rouen | Religious | 1030–1880 | Also known as the Primatial Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Rouen, as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady of Rouen, and as Notre-Dame de Rouen. | |
Royal Castle of Senlis and the Priory of St Maurice [fr] | Senlis | Civic
Domestic Religious |
5th–18th centuries | Largely in ruins.
The majority of the existing buildings date to the 12th century, primarily the reign of Louis VII. | |
Saint-Brieuc Cathedral | Saint-Brieuc | Religious | 12th–20th centuries | Also known as the Basilica Cathedral of Saint Stephen. | |
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont | Montagne Sainte-Geneviève | Religious | 1494–1624 | Also known as the Church of Saint Stephen of the Mount. | |
Saint-Eustache | 1st arrondissement, Paris | Religious | 1532–1632 | Also known as the Church of St Eustace. | |
Saint-Flour Cathedral | Saint-Flour | Religious | 1398–1466 | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Florus. | |
St George's Church | Sélestat | Religious | 1230–1490 | ||
Saint-Germer-de-Fly Abbey | Saint-Germer-de-Fly | Domestic
Religious |
7th century–1808 | Also known as the Abbey of St Germer in Saint-Germer-de-Fly. | |
St Martin's Church | Colmar | Religious | 1235–1365 | ||
St Martin's Church [fr] | Langrune-sur-Mer | Religious | 12th century–1298 | ||
St Nicolas' Church | Toulouse | Religious | 12th–14th centuries | ||
Saint-Omer Cathedral | Saint-Omer | Religious | 13th–16th centuries | Also known as Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer and as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Saint-Omer. | |
Saint-Ouen Abbey | Rouen | Domestic
Religious |
1318–1537 | ||
St Peter's Church | Caen | Religious | 13th–16th centuries | ||
St Peter and St Paul's Church | Wissembourg | Religious | 11th–14th centuries | ||
Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral | Saint-Pol-de-Léon | Religious | 12th–16th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of St Paul Aurelian. | |
Saint-Quentin Town Hall [fr] | Saint-Quentin, Aisne | Civic | 1331–1509 | ||
St Theobald's Church | Thann | Religious | 1332–1516 | ||
Sées Cathedral | Sées | Religious | 13th–14th centuries | Also known as Notre-Dame de Sées and as the Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of Sées. | |
Senlis Cathedral | Senlis | Religious | 1153–1191 | Also known as Notre-Dame de Senlis and as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Senlis. | |
Sens Cathedral | Sens | Religious | 1135–1534 | Also known as the Metropolitan and Primatial Cathedral of Saint Stephen. | |
Soissons Cathedral | Soissons | Religious | 1177–1479 | Also known as the Basilica Cathedral of Saints Gervasius and Protasius. | |
Solesmes Abbey | Solesmes, Sarthe | Domestic
Religious |
11th–19th centuries | Also known as St Peter's Abbey at Solesmes. | |
Strasbourg Cathedral | Strasbourg | Religious | 1015–1439 | Also known as Notre-Dame de Strasbourg and as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg. | |
Toul Cathedral | Toul | Religious | 4th–16th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Stephen. | |
Toulouse Cathedral | Toulouse | Religious | 13th–17th centuries | Also known as the Cathedral of St Stephen. | |
Tours Cathedral | Tours | Religious | 1170–1547 | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Gatianus of Tours. | |
Tréguier Cathedral | Tréguier | Religious | 12th century–1470 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Tudwal. | |
Troyes Cathedral | Troyes | Religious | 1208–17th century | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. | |
Vannes Cathedral | Vannes | Religious | 13th–19th centuries | Also known as St Peter's Cathedral of Vannes. | |
Vézelay Abbey | Vézelay | Domestic
Religious |
1120–1150 | Also known as the Abbey Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. | |
Wall of Charles V | Paris | Military | 1356–1383 | Partially demolished to construct the Wall of Louis XIII in the 1630s. Both were demolished in the 1670s for the construction of the grands boulevards, however, some portions survive (mostly below street level). | |
Wall of Philip II Augustus | Paris | Military | 1190–1215 | Mostly demolished, although many portions survive, mostly due to having been integrated into buildings or continuing to exist below street level.
Notable portions include Porte Saint-Michel [fr], Porte Saint-Victor [fr], Tour Barbeau [fr], Tour Saint-Bernard [fr], Tour de Nesle, and Tour du coin. |
United States
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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The Cloisters | Manhattan, New York City | – | – | Also known as the Met Cloisters.
Assembled from 1934 to 1938. Mostly constructed of parts of abandoned or ruined medieval structures, predominantly from French abbeys (thus its inclusion here). |
Iberian Peninsula
Portugal
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Alcobaça Monastery | Alcobaça | Domestic
Religious |
Also known as the Monastery of St Mary of Alcobaça. | ||
Batalha Monastery | Batalha | Domestic
Religious |
1386–c.1517 | Also known as the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory. | |
Belém Tower | Lisbon | Military | Also known as the Tower of St Vincent. | ||
Carmo Convent | Lisbon | Domestic
Religious |
Also known as the Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. | ||
Castle of Elvas | Elvas | Military | |||
Castle of Guimarães | Historic Centre, Guimarães | ||||
Cathedral of Évora | Historic Centre, Évora | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption. | ||
Church of St Francis | Historic Centre, Évora | Religious | |||
Church of St Francis | Historic Centre, Porto | Religious | |||
Convent of Christ | Tomar | Domestic
Religious |
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Convent of St Mary [pt] | Almoster [pt], Santarém | Domestic
Religious |
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Convent of St Francis [pt] | São Salvador [pt], Santarém | Domestic
Religious |
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Guarda Cathedral | Guarda | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. | ||
Igreja da Graça | Santarém | Religious | |||
Igreja de Santa Clara | Santarém | Religious | |||
Igreja de São Domingos | Elvas | Religious | |||
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira | Historic Centre, Guimarães | Religious | |||
Jerónimos Monastery | Lisbon | Domestic
Religious |
Also known as the Hieronymites Monastery. | ||
Lisbon Cathedral | Lisbon | Religious | Also known as the Patriarchal Metropolitan Cathedral of St Mary Major and as the Cathedral of St Mary Major.
Ambulatory, cloisters. | ||
Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha | Coimbra | Domestic
Religious |
Ruins. | ||
Old Cathedral of Coimbra | Coimbra | Religious | Only portions are Gothic, such as the cloisters. | ||
Old Cathedral of Elvas | Historic Centre, Elvas | Religious | Also known as Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral. | ||
Palace of the Dukes of Braganza | Historic Centre, Guimarães | ||||
Padrão do Salado | Historic Centre, Guimarães | – | |||
Palace of Sintra | Sintra | ||||
Pena Convent | Sintra | Domestic
Religious |
c.13th century–1854 | The majority was destroyed by in the 18th century, first by lightning, then by the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake. The surviving portions were restored and added on to create the present palatial structure. | |
Porto Cathedral | Historic Centre, Porto | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady. | ||
Royal Palace of Évora | Historic Centre, Évora | ||||
St Michael's Chapel | Coimbra | Religious | Also known as Coimbra University Chapel and as the Chapel of São Miguel. | ||
Silves Cathedral | Silves | Religious | |||
Synagogue of Tomar | Tomar | Religious | |||
Viseu Cathedral | Viseu | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of St Mary. |
Spain
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Alcázar of Seville | Seville | Also known as the Royal Alcázar of Seville. Historically known as al-Qasr al-Muriq. | |||
Ávila Cathedral | Ávila | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of the Saviour. | ||
Barcelona Cathedral | Barcelona | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St Eulalia. | ||
Barcelona Royal Shipyard | Barcelona | ||||
Burgos Cathedral | Burgos | Religious | 1221–1734 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Mary of Burgos and as the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St Mary of Burgos. | |
Cathedral of the Saviour | Zaragoza | Religious | Also known as La Seo de Zaragoza. | ||
Colegio de San Gregorio | Valladolid | ||||
Girona Cathedral | Girona | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of St Mary.
Has the widest Gothic nave in the world. | ||
León Cathedral | León | Religious | Also known as Santa María de Regla de León and as the Pulchra Leonina. | ||
Llotja de Palma [es] | Palma de Mallorca | ||||
Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes | Toledo | Domestic
Religious |
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Monastery of Santes Creus | Santes Creus, Aiguamúrcia | Domestic
Religious |
Also known as the Monastery of Santa María de Santes Creus. | ||
Murcia Cathedral | Murcia | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral Church of St Mary. | ||
Oviedo Cathedral | Oviedo | Religious | Also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour and as the Cathedral of the Holy Saviour. | ||
Palace of the Borgias | Valencia | ||||
Palace of the Kings of Navarre | Olite | ||||
Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya | Barcelona | ||||
Palau Reial Major | Barcelona | ||||
Palma Cathedral | Palma de Mallorca | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of St Mary and as La Seu. | ||
Poblet Abbey | Vimbodí i Poblet | Domestic
Religious |
Also known as the Royal Abbey of St Mary of Poblet. | ||
Royal Chapel of Granada | Granada | Religious | Also known as Capilla real. | ||
St Martin's Tower | Teruel | Also known as the Torre de San Martín. | |||
St Paul's Convent Church | Valladolid | Domestic
Religious |
1445–1616 | Also known as San Pablo Church. | |
Santa María de Manresa | Manresa | Religious | Also known as the Collegiate Basilica of St Mary and as La Seu. | ||
Santa María del Mar | Barcelona | Religious | |||
Seville Cathedral | Seville | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of St Mary of the See.
The largest Gothic church in the world. | ||
Silk Exchange | Valencia | Also known as Lonja de la Seda and as Llotja de la Seda. | |||
Teruel Cathedral | Teruel | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Mediavilla. | ||
Toledo Cathedral | Toledo | Religious | Also known as the Primatial Cathedral of Saint Mary. | ||
Valencia Cathedral | Valencia | Religious | Also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia and as St Mary's Cathedral. | ||
Vallbona Abbey | Vallbona de les Monges | Domestic
Religious |
Also known as the Monastery of St Mary of Vallbona. |
Spanish Colonies
Image | Building | Place | Nation | Type | Date | Notes |
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Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | Religious | 1504–1550 | ||
Church and Convent of the Dominicans [es] | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | Domestic
Religious |
c.1510–1532 | Oldest Catholic building in continuous use in the Americas. | |
San José Church | Old San Juan | Puerto Rico | Religious | 1532–1735 |
Italian Peninsula and Southeastern Europe
Croatia
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are protected cultural properties of Croatia.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Korčula Cathedral | Korčula | Religious | 1407–c.1550 | Also known as the St Mark's Cathedral. | |
Monastery of St Francis Assisi | Zadar | Domestic
Religious |
1221–16th century | ||
Nassis Palace | Zadar | Domestic | 15th–18th centuries | ||
Rector's Palace | Old City, Dubrovnik | Domestic
Military |
14th century | ||
St Mark's Church | Zagreb | Religious | 13th–14th centuries | ||
Šibenik Cathedral | Šibenik | Religious | 1431–1535 | Also known as the Cathedral of St James or as St Jacob's.
Only the initial work on the building is Gothic; the remainder is Renaissance. | |
Sponza Palace | Dubrovnik | Domestic | 1516–1522 | Also known as Divona. | |
Trogir Cathedral | Trogir | Religious | 13th century | Also known as the Cathedral of St Lawrence. | |
Zagreb Cathedral | Zagreb | Religious | 13th century | Also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary. |
Cyprus
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Cathedral of St Nicholas | Famagusta | Religious | |||
Cathedral of St Sophia | Nicosia | Religious | |||
Kolossi Castle | Limassol District | ||||
Limassol Castle | Limassol | ||||
Ömeriye Mosque | Nicosia | Religious | |||
Panagia Katholiki [de] | Kouklia | Religious | |||
Panagia Stazousa [de] | Pyrga | Religious | |||
Panagia tis Angeloktistis | Kiti | Religious | 7th–12th centuries | The main body of the church is Byzantine, however, subsequent additions are Gothic.
Includes one of the best preserved early Christian wall mosaics. | |
Royal Manor House of Kouklia [es] | Paphos District | ||||
St Catherine's Church | Nicosia | Religious |
Greece
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Basilica of St Mark [el] | Heraklion | Religious | 13th century | ||
Church of Agia Paraskevi [el] | Chalcis | Religious | 13th century | ||
Church of Presentation of the Lord [de] | Naxos | Religious | 13th–16th centuries | ||
Church of St Sophia | Andravida | Religious | 13th century | Ruins. | |
Daphni Monastery | Chaidari | Domestic
Religious |
6th–15th centuries | Built on the site of the ruins of a sanctuary of Apollo. | |
Feraklos Castle | Charaki | Military | 14th–15th centuries | Also known as Feraklou and as Feraklenon Castle.
Ruins. | |
Filerimos Monastery | Ialysos | Domestic
Religious |
Antiquity–15th century | ||
Fortifications of Rhodes | Rhodes | Military | Antiquity–1522 | ||
Kos Castle [el] | Kos | Military | 1315 | ||
Our Lady of the Crusades [el] | Heraklion | Religious | 13th–15th centuries | Also known as Panagia Stavroforon. | |
Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes | Rhodes | Domestic
Military |
7th–14th centuries | Also known as Kastello.
Built on the site of the Colossus of Rhodes. | |
Zaraka Monastery | Stymfalia | Domestic
Religious |
13th century | Ruins. |
Italy
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Almo collegio Capranica | Historic Centre, Rome | The oldest Roman College. | |||
Bargello | Historic Centre, Florence | ||||
Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua | Padua | Religious | |||
Basilica of St Francis of Assisi | Assisi | Religious | |||
Bell Tower of Santa Maria in Trivio [it] | Velletri | ||||
Ca' d'Oro | Venice | Also known as the Palazzo Santa Sofia. | |||
Campo Santo | Piazza del Duomo, Pisa | Also known as the Camposanto monumentale or as the Camposanto vecchio. | |||
Casamari Abbey | Veroli | Religious | |||
Castel del Monte | Andria | ||||
Castello Estense | Ferrara | ||||
Castello Maniace | Syracuse | ||||
Castello Ursino | Catania | Also known as the Castello Svevo di Catania. | |||
Certosa di Pavia | Certosa di Pavia | ||||
Doge's Palace | Venice | Civic
Domestic |
1340–1577 | ||
Fénis Castle | Fénis | ||||
Ferrara Cathedral | Ferrara | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of St George the Martyr.
Only portions, such as the façade, are Gothic. | ||
Ferrara Town Hall [it] | Ferrara | Civic | |||
Florence Baptistery | Historic Centre, Florence | Religious | Also known as the Baptistry of St John. | ||
Florence Cathedral | Historic Centre, Florence | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of St Mary of the Flower. | ||
Fossanova Abbey | Priverno | Domestic
Religious |
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Giotto's Campanile | Historic Centre, Florence | ||||
Madonna dell'Orto | Venice | ||||
Milan Cathedral | Milan | Religious | Also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary. | ||
Orvieto Cathedral | Orvieto | Religious | Also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. | ||
Palace of the Popes | Viterbo | ||||
Palazzo Pubblico | Siena | ||||
Palazzo Vecchio | Historic Centre, Florence | ||||
Piazza del Campo | Siena | ||||
Pienza Cathedral | Historic Centre, Pienza | Religious | Also known as the Concathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. | ||
Pisa Baptistery | Piazza del Duomo, Pisa | Religious | Also known as the Baptistery of St John. | ||
San Francesco | Bologna | Religious | Also known as the Basilica of St Francis. | ||
San Francesco de' Ferri | Pisa | Religious | |||
San Lorenzo Maggiore | Naples | Religious | |||
San Michele in Borgo | Pisa | Religious | |||
San Petronio | Bologna | Religious | Also known as the Basilica of St Petronius. | ||
Santa Croce | Historic Centre, Florence | Religious | Also known as the Basilica of the Holy Cross. | ||
Santa Maria del Carmine | Historic Centre, Florence | Religious | |||
Santa Maria della Spina | Pisa | Religious | Formerly known as Santa Maria di Pontenovo. | ||
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari | Venice | Religious | Also known as the Frari. | ||
Santa Maria Novella | Historic Centre, Florence | Religious | Also known as the Basilica of Santa Maria novella. | ||
Santa Maria sopra Minerva | Historic Centre, Rome | Religious | Also known as the Basilica of St Mary Above Minerva.
The only standing Gothic church in Rome to retain its Gothic appearance. | ||
Scaliger Castle | Sirmione | ||||
Scolanova Synagogue | Trani | Religious | |||
Siena Cathedral | Siena | Religious | Also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Saint Mary. |
Other countries
Most of these countries have only a few surviving Gothic buildings, and in many cases the Gothic architectural style never took.
Image | Building | Place | Nation | Type | Date | Notes |
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Arap Mosque | Karaköy, Istanbul | Turkey | Religious | 1323–1325 | ||
Bobovac | Kakanj | Bosnia and Herzegovina | – | c.1349–c.1493 | Ruins.
Fortified city. | |
The Cenacle and David's Tomb | Mount Zion | Israel | Religious | 4th–12th centuries | Also known as the Upper Room. | |
Church of Saint Mary | Morović | Serbia | Religious | 12th–13th centuries | ||
Krak des Chevaliers | Al-Husn | Syria | Domestic
Military Religious |
1142–1170 | Crusader castle. | |
Palazzo Falson | Mdina | Malta | Domestic | c.1495–16th century | Formerly known as the Palazzo Cumbo-Navarra Casa dei Castelletti or as the Norman House.
Presently houses the Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum. Second oldest building in Mdina. | |
Palazzo Santa Sofia | Mdina | Malta | Domestic | 1233–1938 | Only the ground floor is Gothic: the second story was added in 1938.
Oldest building in Mdina. | |
Prince's Palace of Monaco | Monaco City | Monaco | Civic
Domestic Military Religious |
1191–19th century | Only the initial portions of the building are Gothic. | |
St Mary's Church | Jajce | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | Also known as Sultan Suleiman's Mosque, as Fethija, and as St Luke's Church.
Its adjoining bell tower is known as Saint Luke's Bell Tower. Ruins. | |
Shirgj Church | Shirgj | Albania | Religious | 1290 | Also known as the Monastery of Sts Sergius and Bacchus.
Ruins. | |
St Mary's Chapel | Bir Miftuħ | Malta | Religious | c.1430 | Also known as the Medieval Chapel of the Assumption of St Mary. | |
Tarsus Old Mosque | Tarsus | Turkey | Religious | c.1102–1415 |
Low Lands
Belgium
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Antwerp Cathedral | Antwerp | Religious | 1352–1521 | Also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Antwerp. | |
Basilica of Our Lady | Tongeren | Religious | 1240–1541 | Also known as the Old Cathedral of Tongeren. | |
Belfry of Bruges | Bruges | Civic
Military |
c. 1240 | ||
Belfry of Ghent | Ghent | Civic
Military |
1313–1380 | ||
Belfry of Tournai | Tournai | Civic
Military |
c.1188 | ||
Bruges City Hall | Bruges | Civic | 1376–1421 | ||
Brussels Town Hall | Brussels | Civilc | 1401–1455 | Located in the Grand-Place. | |
Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula | Brussels | Religious | 9th century–1519 | ||
Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon | Sablon, Brussels | Religious | 15th century | ||
Church of Our Lady | Bruges | Religious | 1270–1280 | Has the third tallest brickwork tower in the world. | |
Church of Our Lady of the Chapel | Brussels | Religious | 12th–13th centuries | Also known as Chapel Church. | |
Church of St Denis | Liège | Military
Religious |
1003–15th century | Fortified church.
One of the seven collegiate churches of Liège. | |
Collegiate Church of St Peter and St Guido | Anderlecht | Religious | 14th–16th centuries | ||
Hospital of St John | Bruges | Civic | 12th–19th centuries | Also known as Old St John's Hospital. | |
Leuven Town Hall | Leuven | Civic | 1448–1469 | Located on Leuven's Grote Markt opposite the church. | |
Maria-Magdalenakerk [nl] | Brussels | Religious | 15th century | ||
Mechelen City Hall [nl] | Mechelen | Civic | 1311–1526 | ||
Oudenaarde Town Hall | Oudenaarde | Civic | 1526–1537 | ||
St Bavo's Cathedral | Ghent | Religious | 13th–16th centuries | Houses the Ghent Altarpiece. | |
St Leonard's Church | Zoutleeuw | Religious | 1231–16th century | ||
St Nicholas' Church | Ghent | Religious | 13th century | ||
St Quentin's Church | Leuven | Religious | 1222–1535 | ||
St Rumbold's Cathedral | Mechelen | Religious | 1200–1520 | Also known as Mechelen Cathedral. | |
St Peter's Church | Leuven | Religious | 1425–1500 | Located on Leuven's Grote Markt opposite the town hall. | |
Tafelrond [nl] | Leuven | Domestic | 1480–1487 | The original building was torn down in 1818, this second building was laid to ruins in 1914; the present building is based on the original Gothic one. | |
Tournai Cathedral | Tournai | Religious | 1140–1255 | Also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Tournai. | |
Vorst Abbey | Vorst, Brussels | Domestic
Religious |
13th century | Of the Gothic buildings, only the Church of St Denis [fr] survives. | |
Ypres Cloth Hall | Ypres | Civic | Completed 1304. | Was largely destroyed in the Battle of Ypres; it was subsequently meticulously repaired and reconstructed. |
Luxembourg
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Beaufort Castle | Beaufort | Domestic
Military |
11th–16th centuries | Ruins. | |
Brandenbourg Castle | Brandenbourg | Domestic
Military |
13th century | Ruins. | |
Hostert Cemetery Chapel [de] | Hostert | Religious | 14th century | ||
Dënzelt [lb] | Echternach | Civic | c.1236 | ||
Nidderwolz Church [lb] | Nidderwolz [lb], Wiltz | Religious | 1510–1937 | Also known as the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. | |
Notre-Dame Cathedral | Luxembourg | Religious | 1613–1938 | ||
St Laurence's Church [lb] | Dikrech | Religious | c.6th century–1467 | Also known as the Old Church of Dikrech. | |
St Michael's Church | Luxembourg | Religious | 1443–1688 | ||
Trinitarian Church [lb] | Vianden | Religious | 1248–1644 |
Netherlands
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are state monuments.
Nordics
Estonia
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Church of the Holy Spirit | Tallinn | Religious | |||
Haapsalu Castle | Haapsalu | Also known as Haapsalu Episcopal Castle or as Haapsalu Bishop's Castle. | |||
Hermann Castle | Narva | ||||
Karja Church | Linnaka | Religious | |||
Kihelkonna Church | Kihelkonna | Religious | Also known as Kihelkonna St Michael's Church. | ||
Koluvere Castle | Koluvere | Also known as Koluvere Episcopal Castle or as Koluere Bishop's Castle. | |||
Kuressaare Castle | Kuressaare | Also known as Kuressaare Episcopal Castle or as Kuressaare Bishop's Castle. | |||
Muhu Church | Liiva, Muhu | Religious | Also known as Muhu St Catherine's Church. | ||
Pirita Convent | Tallinn | Religious | |||
Pöide Church | Pöide Commune | Religious | |||
Saha Chapel [et] | Saha | Religious | |||
St John's Church | Tartu | Religious | |||
St Martin's Church | Valjala | Religious | |||
St Mary's Cathedral | Tallinn | Religious | |||
St Michael's Church | Tallinn | Religious | |||
St Nicholas' Church | Tallinn | Religious | |||
St Olaf's Church | Tallinn | Religious | |||
Tallinn City Wall | Tallinn | ||||
Tallinn Town Hall | Tallinn | Civic | 13th century–1404 | ||
Tartu Cathedral | Tartu | Religious | |||
Toompea Castle | Tallinn |
Finland
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Espoo Cathedral | Espoo | Religious | 1485–19th century | ||
Holy Cross Church | Hattula | Religious | |||
Naantali Church | Naantali | Religious | |||
Porvoo Cathedral | Porvoo | Religious | 13th–15th centuries | ||
St Catherine's Church | Turku | Religious | |||
St Clement's Church | Sauvo | Religious | |||
St Henry's Church [fi] | Pyhtää | Religious | |||
St Lawrence's Church | Lohja | Religious | |||
St Mary's Church [fi] | Hollola | Religious | |||
St Mary's Church | Turku | Religious | |||
St Sigfrid's Church [fi] | Sipoo | Religious | |||
Turku Cathedral | Turku | Religious | 13th–15th centuries | Partially destroyed by fires, primarily in 1827. |
Kingdom of Denmark
Denmark
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are either listed buildings or protected monuments of Denmark.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Aarhus Cathedral | Aarhus | Religious | 1190–1500 | Also known as St Clement's Church.
Longest and tallest church in Denmark. | |
Odense Cathedral | Odense | Religious | c.1300–1499 | Also known as St Canute's Cathedral. | |
Roskilde Cathedral | Roskilde | Religious | c.1170–1636 | ||
Sand-Covered Church | Skagen | Religious | 1355–1475 | Also known as the Buried Church, as Old Skagen Church., and as St Lawrence's Church.
Due to the encroaching sand dunes, the church was abandoned in 1795 and aside from the tower demolished. Only 59 ft of the 72 ft tower is visible today. |
Faroe Islands
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Magnus Cathedral | Kirkjubøur | Religious | c.1300–16th century | Ruins.
Possibly unfinished. |
Norway
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are cultural heritage sites of Norway.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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Nidaros Cathedral | Trondheim | Religious | 1070–1300 | World's northernmost medieval cathedral.
Coronation church of Norway. | |
Stavanger Cathedral | Stavanger | Religious | c.1125–13th century | Also known as the Cathedral of St Swithun.
Norway's oldest cathedral. | |
Trondenes Church | Harstad | Religious | c.1435 | World's northernmost medieval building and Norway's northernmost stone church. |
Sweden
All of the following existing Gothic buildings are either listed buildings or otherwise registered buildings of Sweden.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Dates | Notes |
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Bunge Church | Bunge | Military
Religious |
14th century | Fortified church. | |
Gammelgarn Church | Gammelgarn | Military
Religious |
12th–14th centuries | Fortified church. | |
Liberiet | Lund | – | 15th century | ||
Linköping Cathedral | Linköping | Religious | c.1120–1520 | ||
St Gertrude's Church | Gamla stan, Stockholm | Religious | 1570s | Also known as the German Church of Stockholm. | |
St Peter's Church | Malmö | Religious | 14th century | ||
Skara Cathedral | Skara | Religious | 11th century–1760s | ||
Storkyrkan | Gamla stan, Stockholm | Religious | 13th century–1778 | Also known as the Cathedral of St Nicholas.
Oldest church in Stockholm. | |
Strängnäs Cathedral | Strängäs | Religious | c.1260–1400s | ||
Uppsala Cathedral | Uppsala | Religious | 1272–1893 | Also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Uppsala and as St Erik's Cathedral. | |
Vadstena Abbey | Vadstena | Domestic
Religious |
1346–16th century | Also known as the Abbey Pax Mariae. | |
Visby Cathedral | Visby | Religious | 12th century–1432 | Also known as St Mary's Cathedral. |
See also
References
- "Burg Ybbs (Passauer Kasten, Passauer Hof) in Ybbs an der Donau". www.alleburgen.de. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- "Registar Kulturnih Dobara". registar.kulturnadobra.hr. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2022-09-20.