I speak, of course, of Cologne Cathedral. That fun fact comes via journalist Ryan Broderick, who tracks these things in his Garbage Day newsletter. According to the data he collects, Cologne ...

Throughout the room were pictures of Cologne Cathedral ... it bears many iconic elements of the style: pointed arches, flying buttresses, tall spires, rib vaults, window tracery, and stained ...

One restoration focal point is Cologne's main landmark: the Cologne cathedral. As one humorous saying in the city goes: "When the Cologne cathedral is finished, the world ends." This refers to the ...

Directing the gaze heavenward, the pointed arch helped emphasize the ... In the German city of Cologne, the magnificent Gothic cathedral was begun in 1248; its iconic twin spires were not ...

But with a pointed arch, the weight pushes not down but out. As a tour guide, it s fun to demonstrate this by building a Gothic cathedral out of tourists: You start with six columns. These will ...