Gothic Architecture News
- Spain’s cities: Barcelona, sure, but who’s the best of the rest? Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:40AMRelated Stories Airports facing security overhaul 48 hours in: Cinematic Paris Global traveller: Channel Islands
- Five Hogwarts-Worthy Castles for Harry Potter Fans Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:45PMWith a worldwide record breaking opening weekend, the last chapter in the Harry Potter movie series
- Rowling's childhood home for sale Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:15PMJ.K. Rowling's childhood home is up for sale.
- Barcelona: Cram in the sights, then hit the beach Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:20AMWhy visit? Barcelona will never go out of fashion.
- Delft - a painter's canvas Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:42AMDELFT, Netherlands - You don't have to be in Delft long to see what inspired Johannes Vermeer. With countless bridges stretching over canals, soaring spires and slender houses, the city and its life exude charm.
- Naperville gives landmark status to Woman’s Club’s Old Stone Church Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:22PMCassie Beidleman Kunsch grew up across the street from 14 S. Washington St., and always thought of the century-old stone church as a “sweet little building.”When she was 9 or 10, she would look at it and think of her piano recitals, which were there. “I cringe still when I think of that!”But since her Aunt Bette Jarrell convinced her 26 years ago to join the Naperville Woman’s Club, she thinks ...
- J. K. Rowling's childhood home for sale Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:42PMJ. K. Rowling's childhood home for sale
- Silver Screen: Harry Potter Production Designer Offers Set Spoilers Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:20AMPhoto by Jaap Buitendijk/Arch Digest Academy Award–winning production designer Stuart Craig, who has been behind the fanciful sets for the Harry Potter franchise from the start, sat down with Arch Digest to discuss the out-of-this-world sets from the final...
- Magic everywhere at 'Hogwarts cottage' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:00AMIT may look like an ordinary cottage. Only the gothic gables are a clue that Church Cottage is the possible inspiration for Hogwarts.
- 'Harry Potter house' up for sale Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:49AMThe childhood home that inspired Harry Potter author JK Rowling has been put up for sale.
- Grade - J. K. Rowling's Childhood Home For Sale Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:49AMJ. K. Rowling's childhood home is up for sale. Current owner Julian Mercer believes the Grade II-listed detached Church Cottage in Tutshill, near Chepstow, South East Wales - which is listed at 399,950 - inspired some of the ideas in her 'Harry Potter...
- Harry Potter - Rowling's Childhood Home For Sale Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:20AMHarry Potter author J. K. Rowling's childhood home has been placed on the market for $640,000 (400,000). The writer lived in Church Cottage in Tutshill, England from 1974 to 1984, when she left to study at the University of Exeter. In her former bedr...
- JK Rowling's childhood home that inspired Harry Potter on sale for 400k pound Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:44AMLondon, July 14 : JK Rowling’s childhood home, which is said to have inspired Harry Potter, has been put on the market for almost 400,000 pounds.
- The ultimate Harry Potter memorabilia: JK Rowling's childhood home is for sale Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:09PMThe house in Tutshill contains features that may have inspired the Harry Potter books, such as a cupboard under the stairs Harry Potter fans have read the books, seen the films and could now – if they have the funds and inclination – even own the childhood home that may well have inspired JK Rowling to create the magical world of Hogwarts. Church Cottage in Tutshill, near Chepstow, a former ...
- For sale: the childhood home that inspired Harry Potter author Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:11PMTHE childhood home that inspired Harry Potter author JK Rowling has gone on the market, complete with a trap door and a cupboard under the stairs - and even a secret scrawl pe
- Rowling’s childhood home is up for sale Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:25PMHarry Potter fans have read the books, seen the films and could now if they have the funds and inclination even own the childhood home that may well have inspired J K Rowling to create the magical world of Hogwarts.
- JK Rowling's childhood home goes on the market complete with her teenage graffiti Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:48AMShe lived in the Grade-II listed Church Cottage in the picturesque village of Tutshill, Gloucestershire, - the name of a Quidditch team in the novels.
- Venice - a treasure at every turn Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:21PMThe magical Italian city of Venice is a living, breathing museum.
- Tour de PEZ: The Second Act Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:34PMBut it was Lotto's finale and they deserved the win; Gilbert more than honoured the green jersey with his late heroics and their giant German surfed the wave of chaos best, as Cav's men tried in vain to control a super fast and technical last couple of kilometres.
- The world of 'Harry Potter' seeps into normal life Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:14AMHey, all you Muggles who scoff at fictional wizards: Their effects on our lives are very real.
- Mega-mansion emerges where historic Casa Feliz once stood Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:53AMWINTER PARK — More than a decade after local residents rallied to save the historic Casa Feliz home from demolition, the house that is emerging in its place on Lake Osceola will likely be the largest mansion yet in a city known for its extraordinary residences.
- Feel the power of Potter Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:33PMHey, all you Muggles who scoff at fictional wizards: Their effects on our lives are very real.
- Winter Park's biggest mansion emerges where historic Casa Feliz once stood Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:53PMMore than a decade after local residents rallied to save the historic Casa Feliz home from demolition, the house that is emerging in its place on Lake Osceola will likely be the largest mansion yet in a city known for its extraordinary residences. Wayne and Judy Heller, who purchased Casa Feliz in 2000 after selling a lucrative, cruises-only travel agency, started razing the 1930s house that ...
- As Harry Potter and friends grew up, so did their adoring fans Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:20PMThe letters from Hogwarts never came. Instead, all the Harry Potter fans have gone through elementary, middle, and finally high school, living their own lives of witchcraft and wizardry through the books and movies produced throughout the years.
- Thomas Struth: Life through an epic lens Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 6:08PMFor the most part, it's appropriate that Thomas Struth creates photographs of monumental scale – as scale itself is an attribute that the artist's cool, precise lens captures and elucidates. It's the big stuff, in other words.
- Short trips in Tennessee and contiguous states: Asheville, NC Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:00PMJust minutes before the LaZoom tour bus pulls away from the French Broad Coop you know it is going to be an interesting ride. Dozens of people on board the old school bus start pouring their glasses of wine and taking the caps off their bottles of beer while waiting for the grand entrance of the tour guide. On this Saturday evening, Leicester Oteen gets the honor. He pumps up guests with a few ...
- 48 Hours In: Cinematic Paris Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:23PMClick here for 48Hours In...Cinematic Paris
- We’re Number One: More Reasons for the Decline of the American Empire Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:45PMYou will not find today’s Daily Reckoning much to your liking. Because it creeps upon an idea that will probably make you feel uncomfortable. At least, that is the effect it has on us.
- 48 hours in: Edinburgh Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 6:40AMSpectacular views, a diverse arts scene and the Scottish capital's lively back streets are best enjoyed now before the Festival hordes descend. Simon Calder reports Related Stories Is this the end of cheap package family holidays? Can the British kiss goodbye to cut-price package holidays? New bus route from Belfast to Giant's Causeway My piece of paradise
- Artist Vermeer comes to life in Dutch town of Delft Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:06PMDELFT, Netherlands You don't have to be in Delft long to see what inspired Johannes Vermeer. Meandering across bridges that stretch over...
- Royal couple celebrates Canada Day with fireworks Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 5:40PMPrincess Catherine and Prince William celebrated Canada Day with fireworks on Friday on the couple’s first official international outing as jubilant Canadians thronged to catch a glimpse of the British royalty.
- William and Kate mark Canada Day with fireworks Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 5:13AMOTTAWA (AFP) - Prince William and his bride Catherine celebrated Canada Day with fireworks on the couple's first official international outing as jubilant Canadians thronged to catch a glimpse of British royalty.
- Royal couple marks Canada Day with fireworks Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 1:49AMPrincess Catherine and Prince William celebrated Canada Day with fireworks on the couple's first official international outing as jubilant Canadians thronged to catch a glimpse of the British royalty.
- Royal couple marks Canada Day with fireworks on debut tour Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:06AMTheir visit to Canada was the couple's first official international outing. -AFP
- 10 things to do in Macau besides gambling Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:50AMMacau may be known as the 'Las Vegas of the East' but it's more than just Asia's gambling capital. Travel tips from a non-gambler.
- Touring Douro Valley after the harvest Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:36PMAfter the harvest, the hillsides in Portugal's Douro Valley are ablaze with colour and the quieter times allows for one-on-one tours of wineries.
- the STORY Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:34AMCharlotte and Emily grew up on a windswept heath in Northern England, never knowing they'd inspire a Bronte-saurus of a monthlong celebration in Omaha centuries later.
- Big Spring Auditorium to Open Their Doors Again Soon Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:54PMAfter being shut down for two years, the Big Spring Auditorium will be brought back to life. Improvements are on the way to help reopen their doors.
- Travel with Val: West Point, a quick getaway Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 4:11AMThose looking for a getaway don't necessarily need the Caribbean with West Point right in their backyard. Valarie D'Elia filed the following report.
- Shadows of the Damned – games review Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 6:46AM(Xbox 360, PS3, Electronic Arts, cert: 18, out now) The last collaboration between Goichi Suda and Shinji Mikami, two of Japan's finest videogame talents, resulted in the incendiary killer7 , a fiercely intelligent, defiantly adult psychological thriller with a unique style. By comparison, Shadows of the Damned is pure grindhouse schlock, a descent into hell that is by turns disturbing and ...
- 48 Hours In: Edinburgh Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 9:50AMClick here for 48Hours In...Edinburgh map
- March To West Point For A Quick Getaway Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:33PMThose looking for a getaway don't necessarily need the Caribbean with West Point right in their backyard.
- Andalusia: Captivating southern Spain Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 4:27PMWhat is Andalusia? Only one of the most beautiful areas in Southern Spain. It is a region of mountains, and valleys. In the valley by the Guadalquivir River, we find Seville, the capitol of eight provinces of this area. The Andalusians are known for their easy charm, grace, relaxed approach to life and for a slightly condescending attitude toward the rest of Spain. Seville creates a perfect ...
- Quaint Dutch scenery, attractions in Delft Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:55AMDELFT, Netherlands (AP) — You don't have to be in Delft long to see what inspired Johannes Vermeer.
- Oh when the saints came marching in... Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 7:12PMTAIPING: The charming places in any state are usually quiet and unassuming. Sometimes they come upon you like a beautiful butterfly on a bright sunny morning.
- Shana Ting Lipton: The Love Affair With Place Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 3:45PMYour knees buckle, you feel off-center, yet filled with joy. A sense of the "anything is possible" comes over you. You're not yourself; nor do you want to be. You're in love.
- Going Places Blog Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 12:35PMUSF students are spending their summer abroad studying architecture in Paris.
- The Most Interesting Man in the Backcountry Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 5:44PMInternationally renowned artist and designer James Hubbell has been making his home in the backcountry of San Diego since 1958. Even fire inspires his inventive nature.
- The Stranger's Child, By Alan Hollinghurst Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 6:23PMThe pressure of following up a Man Booker Prize-winning novel (The Line of Beauty in 2004) might be one to which few authors would object. Yet a pressure it is and, given Alan Hollinghurst's published output to date (four books across two decades), the surprise about The Stranger's Child must be just how expansive and extensive it is, coming just seven years on. This is not only a question of ...
- Church Listed On National Register Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 1:29AMThe Booneville First United Methodist Church is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places but unless you know the history of the structure, you could easily miss it.
