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Detail of the choir screen at Notre Dame de Chartres by Beausoleil
Books have been written about Chartres Cathedral and I encourage you to read some of them. It is my absolute favorite cathedral in the entire world (not that my research pool is terribly large) and I'm not sure what it is that attracts me. The first time we visited Chartres was fortunately a sunny day so the stained glass was spectacular. However, I was more struck by the floor of the ancient church. It was very worn stone and the sun shining through the stained glass windows onto the floor worn slick by 800 years of feet caught my imagination. I could not begin to imagine the number of people who had trod the floor before me and who would continue to walk there long after I had left. There are 176 stained glass windows and the color most overwhelming is the famous Chartres blue. I'm not sure if the windows or their reflections on the floor or the white choir screen are the more beautiful. Another thing that enchanted me on my first viewing that still delights me after many years is the beautiful white choir screen. It's a later addition to the church having been finished in 1714 but the perfection of the tiny stories in stone surrounding the altar is sheer magic. It has recently been cleaned so is even more beautiful than previously.
- 24 May 2019 - Chartres, France
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Chartres Cathedral, south transept rose window, c. 1221–1230 by Beausoleil
Books have been written about Chartres Cathedral and I encourage you to read some of them. It is my absolute favorite cathedral in the entire world (not that my research pool is terribly large) and I'm not sure what it is that attracts me. The first time we visited Chartres was fortunately a sunny day so the stained glass was spectacular. However, I was more struck by the floor of the ancient church. It was very worn stone and the sun shining through the stained glass windows onto the floor worn slick by 800 years of feet caught my imagination. I could not begin to imagine the number of people who had trod the floor before me and who would continue to walk there long after I had left. There are 176 stained glass windows and the color most overwhelming is the famous Chartres blue. I'm not sure if the windows or their reflections on the floor or the white choir screen are the more beautiful. Another thing that enchanted me on my first viewing that still delights me after many years is the beautiful white choir screen. It's a later addition to the church having been finished in 1714 but the perfection of the tiny stories in stone surrounding the altar is sheer magic. It has recently been cleaned so is even more beautiful than previously.
- 24 May 2019 - Chartres, France
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Stained Glass in Chartres Cathedral by Beausoleil
Books have been written about Chartres Cathedral and I encourage you to read some of them. It is my absolute favorite cathedral in the entire world (not that my research pool is terribly large) and I'm not sure what it is that attracts me. The first time we visited Chartres was fortunately a sunny day so the stained glass was spectacular. However, I was more struck by the floor of the ancient church. It was very worn stone and the sun shining through the stained glass windows onto the floor worn slick by 800 years of feet caught my imagination. I could not begin to imagine the number of people who had trod the floor before me and who would continue to walk there long after I had left. There are 176 stained glass windows and the color most overwhelming is the famous Chartres blue. I'm not sure if the windows or their reflections on the floor or the white choir screen are the more beautiful. Another thing that enchanted me on my first viewing that still delights me after many years is the beautiful white choir screen. It's a later addition to the church having been finished in 1714 but the perfection of the tiny stories in stone surrounding the altar is sheer magic. It has recently been cleaned so is even more beautiful than previously.
- 24 May 2019 - Chartres, France
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Stained Glass and a Crucifix in Chartres Cathedral by Beausoleil
Books have been written about Chartres Cathedral and I encourage you to read some of them. It is my absolute favorite cathedral in the entire world (not that my research pool is terribly large) and I'm not sure what it is that attracts me. The first time we visited Chartres was fortunately a sunny day so the stained glass was spectacular. However, I was more struck by the floor of the ancient church. It was very worn stone and the sun shining through the stained glass windows onto the floor worn slick by 800 years of feet caught my imagination. I could not begin to imagine the number of people who had trod the floor before me and who would continue to walk there long after I had left. There are 176 stained glass windows and the color most overwhelming is the famous Chartres blue. I'm not sure if the windows or their reflections on the floor or the white choir screen are the more beautiful. Another thing that enchanted me on my first viewing that still delights me after many years is the beautiful white choir screen. It's a later addition to the church having been finished in 1714 but the perfection of the tiny stories in stone surrounding the altar is sheer magic. It has recently been cleaned so is even more beautiful than previously.
- 24 May 2019 - Chartres, France
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Chartres Cathedral, side view towards the main altar by Beausoleil
Books have been written about Chartres Cathedral and I encourage you to read some of them. It is my absolute favorite cathedral in the entire world (not that my research pool is terribly large) and I'm not sure what it is that attracts me. The first time we visited Chartres was fortunately a sunny day so the stained glass was spectacular. However, I was more struck by the floor of the ancient church. It was very worn stone and the sun shining through the stained glass windows onto the floor worn slick by 800 years of feet caught my imagination. I could not begin to imagine the number of people who had trod the floor before me and who would continue to walk there long after I had left. There are 176 stained glass windows and the color most overwhelming is the famous Chartres blue. I'm not sure if the windows or their reflections on the floor or the white choir screen are the more beautiful. Another thing that enchanted me on my first viewing that still delights me after many years is the beautiful white choir screen. It's a later addition to the church having been finished in 1714 but the perfection of the tiny stories in stone surrounding the altar is sheer magic. It has recently been cleaned so is even more beautiful than previously.
- 24 May 2019 - Chartres, France
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Detail of stained glass in Chartres Cathedral by Beausoleil
Books have been written about Chartres Cathedral and I encourage you to read some of them. It is my absolute favorite cathedral in the entire world (not that my research pool is terribly large) and I'm not sure what it is that attracts me. The first time we visited Chartres was fortunately a sunny day so the stained glass was spectacular. However, I was more struck by the floor of the ancient church. It was very worn stone and the sun shining through the stained glass windows onto the floor worn slick by 800 years of feet caught my imagination. I could not begin to imagine the number of people who had trod the floor before me and who would continue to walk there long after I had left. There are 176 stained glass windows and the color most overwhelming is the famous Chartres blue. I'm not sure if the windows or their reflections on the floor or the white choir screen are the more beautiful. Another thing that enchanted me on my first viewing that still delights me after many years is the beautiful white choir screen. It's a later addition to the church having been finished in 1714 but the perfection of the tiny stories in stone surrounding the altar is sheer magic. It has recently been cleaned so is even more beautiful than previously.
- 24 May 2019 - Chartres, France
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Chartres Cathedral, main altar by Beausoleil
Books have been written about Chartres Cathedral and I encourage you to read some of them. It is my absolute favorite cathedral in the entire world (not that my research pool is terribly large) and I'm not sure what it is that attracts me. The first time we visited Chartres was fortunately a sunny day so the stained glass was spectacular. However, I was more struck by the floor of the ancient church. It was very worn stone and the sun shining through the stained glass windows onto the floor worn slick by 800 years of feet caught my imagination. I could not begin to imagine the number of people who had trod the floor before me and who would continue to walk there long after I had left. There are 176 stained glass windows and the color most overwhelming is the famous Chartres blue. I'm not sure if the windows or their reflections on the floor or the white choir screen are the more beautiful. Another thing that enchanted me on my first viewing that still delights me after many years is the beautiful white choir screen. It's a later addition to the church having been finished in 1714 but the perfection of the tiny stories in stone surrounding the altar is sheer magic. It has recently been cleaned so is even more beautiful than previously.
- 24 May 2019 - Chartres, France
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West Portal of Chartres Cathedral, known as the Royal Portal by Beausoleil
Books have been written about Chartres Cathedral and I encourage you to read some of them. It is my absolute favorite cathedral in the entire world (not that my research pool is terribly large) and I'm not sure what it is that attracts me. The first time we visited Chartres was fortunately a sunny day so the stained glass was spectacular. However, I was more struck by the floor of the ancient church. It was very worn stone and the sun shining through the stained glass windows onto the floor worn slick by 800 years of feet caught my imagination. I could not begin to imagine the number of people who had trod the floor before me and who would continue to walk there long after I had left. There are 176 stained glass windows and the color most overwhelming is the famous Chartres blue. I'm not sure if the windows or their reflections on the floor or the white choir screen are the more beautiful. Another thing that enchanted me on my first viewing that still delights me after many years is the beautiful white choir screen. It's a later addition to the church having been finished in 1714 but the perfection of the tiny stories in stone surrounding the altar is sheer magic. It has recently been cleaned so is even more beautiful than previously.
- 24 May 2019 - Chartres, France
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres by Beausoleil
Books have been written about Chartres Cathedral and I encourage you to read some of them. It is my absolute favorite cathedral in the entire world (not that my research pool is terribly large) and I'm not sure what it is that attracts me. The first time we visited Chartres was fortunately a sunny day so the stained glass was spectacular. However, I was more struck by the floor of the ancient church. It was very worn stone and the sun shining through the stained glass windows onto the floor worn slick by 800 years of feet caught my imagination. I could not begin to imagine the number of people who had trod the floor before me and who would continue to walk there long after I had left. There are 176 stained glass windows and the color most overwhelming is the famous Chartres blue. I'm not sure if the windows or their reflections on the floor or the white choir screen are the more beautiful. Another thing that enchanted me on my first viewing that still delights me after many years is the beautiful white choir screen. It's a later addition to the church having been finished in 1714 but the perfection of the tiny stories in stone surrounding the altar is sheer magic. It has recently been cleaned so is even more beautiful than previously.
- 24 May 2019 - Chartres, France
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Chartres Cathedral from Place Châtelet by Beausoleil
It's a very short walk from the train station to the Cathedral in Chartres. The Tourist Office is in front of the Cathedral so you can get a walking map there and plan your day in Chartres.
- 24 May 2019 - Chartres, France
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Eiffel Tower on the right and Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité on the left by Beausoleil
Heading to the Alma-Marceau Metro stop, we got this great view of the Eiffel Tower and the new Russian Orthodox Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité across the Seine. Incredible.
- 22 May 2019 - Paris 16e Arrondissement, France
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View from the roof of the Institut du Monde Arabe by Beausoleil
The Arab World Institute, in French the Institut du Monde Arabe, is an organization founded in Paris in 1980 by 18 Arab countries with France to research and disseminate information about the Arab world and its cultural and spiritual values. Inside are a museum, library, auditorium, restaurant, offices and meeting rooms. Visible behind the outside glass wall, a metallic screen unfolds with moving geometric motifs. The motifs are actually 240 photo-sensitive motor-controlled apertures, or shutters, which act as a sophisticated brise soleil that automatically opens and closes to control the amount of light and heat from the sun entering the building. The mechanism creates interior spaces with filtered light — an effect often used in Islamic architecture with its climate-oriented strategies. It is also beautiful. The restaurant is on the roof and has marvelous views over Paris. On this occasion, it gave us a view of the newly-burned Notre Dame just after they had put a temporary canvas cover on the roof to protect the inside.
- 14 May 2019 - Paris 5e Arrondissement, France
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Notre Dame from the roof of the Institut du Monde Arabe by Beausoleil
View of Notre Dame Cathedral from the roof of the Institut du Monde Arabe. This was a week or two after the tragic fire.
- 14 May 2019 - Paris 5e Arrondissement, France
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Notre Dame de Paris with temporary covering by Beausoleil
The city hired mountaineers to put up a temporary cover to protect the inside of the church from the elements.
- 12 May 2019 - Paris 4e Arrondissement, France
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Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris after the fire by Beausoleil
We were horrified to see the tragic fire on television right before our trip to Paris. Notre Dame is usually one of our first stops when we land and this time it was not to be. The venerable Cathedral was fenced off and guarded by police at every turn. Of course all Parisians and every tourist in town wanted to see it so all streets leading to it were very crowded and pictures extremely difficult to take. Distant photos were the norm and this was our first view after landing. It actually looks quite good from here but we walked around the entire block and from the back you can see much of the damage. So sad . . .
- 12 May 2019 - Paris 4e Arrondissement, France
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Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris after the fire by Beausoleil
As you can see, everyone is stunned and taking pictures of the severely damaged Cathedral.
- 12 May 2019 - Paris 4e Arrondissement, France
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Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana by Utrecht
- 18 January 2019 - Santa Ana, El Salvador
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Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana by Utrecht
- 18 January 2019 - Santa Ana, El Salvador
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Sé Cathedral by Utrecht
- 8 October 2018 - Funchal, Portugal
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Statues on the Durham Cathedral - interesting by Beausoleil
There is a very interesting story about how Saint Cuthbert’s final resting place was chosen. In 995 the monks were searching for a suitable site when they followed two milkmaids looking for a brown cow to a rocky peninsula in the River Dee. This was Dun Holme and the cathedral was built here to house Cuthbert’s shrine. The legend was portrayed in a stone carving described in 1593 as "a monument of a milk maid milking her cow … on the outside of the north-west turret of the cathedral." The one you see today is its replacement dating from 1775.
- 6 September 2018 - Durham City, United Kingdom
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Cloister of Durham Cathedral by Beausoleil
Cloister in Durham Cathedral. The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and Saint Cuthbert of Durham, usually referred to as Durham Cathedral and home of the Shrine of Saint Cuthbert, is a Cathedral in the city of Durham, UK
- 6 September 2018 - Durham City, United Kingdom
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Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and Saint Cuthbert - Durham Cathedral by Beausoleil
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and Saint Cuthbert of Durham, usually referred to as Durham Cathedral and home of the Shrine of Saint Cuthbert, is a Cathedral in the city of Durham, UK
- 6 September 2018 - Durham City, United Kingdom
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Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and Saint Cuthbert - Durham Cathedral by Beausoleil
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and Saint Cuthbert of Durham, usually referred to as Durham Cathedral and home of the Shrine of Saint Cuthbert, is a Cathedral in the city of Durham, UK
- 6 September 2018 - Durham City, United Kingdom
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Durham Cathedral with the central tower under wraps by Beausoleil
We were so disappointed to discover first that the central tower was swathed in tarps for construction and next that photos were not allowed inside the Cathedral. I've never been in a church that forbade photos and my little rebellion was to refuse to purchase their book. We attend the Cathedral in our city and people take pictures all the time. It doesn't seem to bother anyone; we're proud of our beautiful Cathedral and welcome all visitors.
- 6 September 2018 - Durham City, United Kingdom
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Cathedral Green in Exeter by Beausoleil
Exeter Cathedral from Tea on the Green where we had lunch. The Green seems to be a very popular destination.
- 13 May 2018 - Exeter City, United Kingdom
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