List of Gothic architecture
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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
[edit]Republic of Ireland
[edit]All 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 | Adare | Domestic Religious | 1230–1811 | Also known as White Abbey or as Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church. |
United Kingdom
[edit]England
[edit]All 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
[edit]All of the following Gothic buildings are Grade A listed, scheduled monuments, or state care monuments.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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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
[edit]All of the following existing Gothic buildings are either Category A listed or scheduled monuments.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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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
[edit]All 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
[edit]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 |
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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
[edit]Austria
[edit]All of the following existing Gothic buildings are Denkmalgeschützt Objekte.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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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[1] | 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 | Old Town, Salzburg | Religious | 1185–1330 | ||
St George's Cathedral | Wiener Neustadt | Religious | 1440–1616 | ||
St Laurence's Church | 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
[edit]All of the following existing Gothic buildings are cultural monuments of the Czech Republic.
Image | Building | Place | Type | Date | Notes |
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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 | 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 | 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 , 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 . | |
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 | Horšovský Týn | Religious | 1507–1516 | ||
Church of St Apollinaire | New Town, Prague | Religious | c.1360–1390 | ||
Church of St Bartholomew | Kolín | Religious | 13th century – 1504 | ||
Church of Saint Giles | Milevsko | Religious | 12th–15th centuries | Filial church of Milevsko Monastery . | |
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 | Kutná Hora | Religious | 14th–15th centuries | ||
Church of St James the Greater | 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 | Starý Svojanov | Religious | 13th–14th centuries | ||
Church of Saint Nicholas | Znojmo | Religious | 1388 – 16th century | ||
Church of St Peter at Poříčí | New Town, Prague | Religious | 12th–19th centuries | ||
Church of Saint Vitus | Soběslav | Religious | 1375 – 18th century | ||
Church of Saints Peter and Paul | Mělník | Religious | 11th–16th centuries | ||
Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary | Pardubice | Religious | 1359–1515 | ||
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | 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 | Kutná Hora | Religious | c.1350 – 15th century | Also known as Dolní kostel. | |
City walls of Nymburk | 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 | 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 | Milevsko | Domestic Religious | 1191–1885 | Oldest monastery in South Bohemian Region. Includes the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary . | |
Old New Synagogue | Josefov, Prague | Religious | c.1270 | Sometimes referred to as Old Synagogue after the other building in Prague by that name 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 | 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 | 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 and Horska Gate, which had previously stood on the site. One of the thirteen surviving city gates of Prague's Old Town and part of Prague's fortifications . | |
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 | 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 , 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 , 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 . | |
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