Notre Dame de Reims, the former coronation site of French kings, however, was lovely.
There's currently restoration work being completed at the cathedral. The statues on the right side of this photo have been cleaned. The ones on the left have not.
I love this detail. The scene is part of a larger carving depicting the Last Judgment. This is a demon leading chained up sinners down to hell.
These are the rose windows as seen from inside the cathedral.
Chagall windows!
The woman in green on the right is Mary. Beautiful!
5 comments:
I love Chagall so I double love these pictures.
no hunchbacks?
john
I loved Reims cathedral! They had classical music softly playing when we toured inside and it provided a special ambiance to my experience. I took pictures of some of the statues outside, too. I was particularly intrigued with the two whose heads had broken off. I found it funny and sad that they weren't kept up. But when I got home nad developed the pictures, one of the statues turned out to be John the Baptist--and he was holding his head. I felt a little embarrassed and shamed then, now I just find it funny.
It's kind of gross to see the cleaned vs. the uncleaned.
I love the cathedrals. The detail in the stone work is amazing. I'm reading right now about the mason work in Salisbury. The pictures I've taken just don't do them justice. They are high maintenance though. Every one we've been to have some portion under construction or repair.
KWB
Chagall windows are very very very exciting!! I can't believe how many posts I've missed since last checking your blog. You guys have been busy. :-)
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