Friday, 30 July 2010

Chartres Cathedral

I think you can tell when I’m not working as there is no photo of the front of this magnificent building. Oh well – we’ll start inside then.

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Moving faster than the background – for a change

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The inside was magnificent with a stone path maze on the floor – an amazing frieze around the back of the choral / altar area depicting the life of Jesus.

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Not to mention the ceiling – recently cleaned. You can see the difference of removing 800 odd years of candle soot.

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Candles and flowers.

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The windows were the most spectacular things though – absolutely huge and very very intricate with magnificent colours.

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Jess being hit by a beam of light coming through the window

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Outside watching us have our baguette lunch a bronze statue of an old bishop.

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Like the statue Ben can’t move fast enough and is caught saying ‘hey’!!

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Meanwhile Jess reads…

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