Medieval architecture

Here are some selected links you might like to try.

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Amiens Cathedral Project
Study of the Gothic cathedral in Amiens, with lots of photos, some stunning computer-generated images, transcriptions of original texts describing its construction, detailed drawings and more.
http://www.learn.columbia.edu/Mcahweb/index-frame.html|

Castles: By the Light of a Thousand Candles
Study of the development and use of the medieval castle, with a glossary of relevant architectural terms.
http://www.manitoulin-link.com/medieval/castles.html|

Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Chartres Cathedral is among the best preserved of the major French cathedrals, with extensive programmes of sculpture and stained glass. This website provides access to a comprehensive collection of images and detailed descriptions of Chartres Cathedral.
http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?c=chartres&page=index|

Construction and History of Medieval Timber-Framed Houses in England and Wales
Description of the history and construction methods of timber-framed houses in England and Wales, their method of construction and the people who lived in them, starting with the 13th Century and ending with the 19th.
http://www.today.plus.com/houses/|

English Medieval Castle
The development and methods of construction of the castle in England.
http://www.britannia.com/history/david1.html|

Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture
A wide-ranging glossary of terms used in medieval architecture. It includes some diagrams where relevant and sound clips giving the pronunciation for some terms.
http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/INDEX.HTM|

Gothic Architecture
A Great Buildings Online site, covering Gothic and some Gothic revival architecture. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/gothic.html|

Gothic Dreams: Earthlore Explorations Introduction to Gothic Architecture
An exploration of the medieval Gothic style, with glossaries of architectural terms.
http://www.elore.com/elore04.html|

Gothic Field Guide to Architectural Terms
An illustrated, but rather brief, glossary of terms relating to medieval architecture.
http://www.newyorkcarver.com/Glossary.htm|

La Catedral de Girona
Official site of the cathedral in the Spanish city of Girona, considered one of the finest Gothic cathedrals in Spain. Includes lots of photos of both the interior and exterior of the cathedral, and a detailed chronology of its construction, with plans.
http://www.lacatedraldegirona.com/|

Mapping Medieval Townscapes: a digital atlas of the new towns of Edward I
The results of a project examining how urban landscapes were shaped in the middle ages, focusing on a group of ‘new towns’ situated in Wales and England and established in the reign of King Edward I, between 1277 and 1303. The site includes an interactive map for each town, other maps for download, a list of resources, and full descriptions.
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/atlas_ahrb_2005/index.cfm?CFID=305361&CFTOKEN=27033328|

Medieval Architecture
A Great Buildings Online site, covering Medieval architecture. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/medieval.html|

NetSERF: Architecture
NetSERF's goal is to provide those interested in any aspect of the Middle Ages with a single index of all the best medieval resources available on the Internet. The Architecture section contains a carefully-selected set of links on examples of medieval architecture throughout Europe.
http://www.netserf.org/Architecture/|

Romanesque Architecture
A Great Buildings Online site, covering Romanesque and some Romanesque revival architecture. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/romansesque.html|

Virtual Gothic Cathedral
An on-going series describing how one of the great cathedrals of Medieval Europe would have been built, from the point of view of the stonecutters.
http://www.newyorkcarver.com/stonecutters.htm|

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