Although nearly all abandoned, many mills remain along the riverbanks, the Piedmont equivalent of Gothic ruins.

He is best known for his mid-period allegorical landscapes which typically feature contemplative figures silhouetted against night skies, morning mists, barren trees or Gothic ruins.

The well-preserved Gothic ruins of the monastery were excavated in the late 20th century, more than 300 years after being abandoned by the nuns.

"Wardour is Gothic ruins--and I hate Gothic!"

The southern tip of Roosevelt Island is haunted ground, a wasteland of crumbling Gothic ruins where the city once deposited its sick and insane.

He is best known for landscapes, which typically feature lonely figures against night skies, morning mists or Gothic ruins.

Friedrich's was a melancholy vision, expressed in sagas of trees, rocks and mountains, somber lighting effects and Gothic ruins set in brooding landscapes.

Explore diverse landscapes and Gothic ruins on this week's exclusive National Trust walk.

A later influence was the gardens of Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill (beginning 1750), where Gothic ruins replaced antique temples.

Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) of Germany painted magnificent Gothic ruins and spiritual allegories.