The Greatest Gothic Architecture
Counting Down the Fifty Best Works of Gothic
Every Saturday over the course of 2025 — from the 4th of January until the 20th of December — I will be showcasing one of the fifty (actually fifty-one) best pieces of Gothic architecture in the world.
This is the countdown page, updated with a link to each new photo essay when it appears. To understand the reasoning behind the list, check out the introductory essay.
51. Beauvais Cathedral (Beauvais, France)
50. Matthias Church (Budapest, Hungary)
49. Rosslyn Chapel (Roslin, Scotland)
48. Lausanne Cathedral (Lausanne, Switzerland)
47. The Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel, France)
46. King’s College Chapel (Cambridge, UK)
45. St John’s Cathedral (‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands)
44. Basilica of St Francis of Assisi (Assisi, Italy)
43. Brussels Town Hall (Brussels, Belgium)
42. Laon Cathedral (Laon, France)
41. Jeronimos Monastery (Lisbon, Portugal)
40. Antwerp Cathedral (Antwerp, Belgium)
39. Ely Cathedral (Ely, UK)
38. Rouen Cathedral (Rouen, France)
37. Florence Cathedral (Florence, Italy)
36. Santa Maria del Mar (Barcelona, Spain)
35. Freiburg Minster (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany)
34. Tours Cathedral (Tours, France)
33. Leon Cathedral (Leon, Spain)
32. Siena Cathedral (Siena, Italy)
31. York Minster (York, UK)
30. St Mary’s Church (Krakow, Poland)
29. St Stephen’s Cathedral (Vienna, Austria)
28. Durham Cathedral (Durham, UK)
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