Van Alen’s Chrysler Building is not literally Gothic, but it’s got a spire, gargoyles, and vertical stripes. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world’s tallest structure now, looks like a spire.

To rebuild the vaulted ceiling beneath where the spire had stood, masons had to relearn the principles of Gothic architecture – using a wooden frame to put the stones in place and crowning it ...

Notre-Dame de Paris – the medieval cathedral overlooking the Seine at the eastern end of the Île de la Cité, with its flying buttresses, flèche (Gothic spire), and charismatic gargoyles ...

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris’s Gothic masterpiece, stands proud once again, having regained its world-famous opulent splendour.