Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is antique (finished in 1345) and full of antiques. It was built in an age of illiteracy (imagine that) and so the the cathedral retells the stories of the Bible in its portals, paintings, and stained glass.
Here's an interesting bit of trivia - on December 2, 1804, after the anointing by Pius VII, Napoléon seizes the crown from the pontiff and crowns first himself, then Josephine, at the cathedral.
Here's the link to the actual Cathedral website. (not the easiest website to navigate!)
I can get lost on the web looking up things. Just so many interesting places to go and read.
Don't you find it's so much more interesting visiting a place when you know some of the history and the stories about it either by researching first or hearing a guided tour?
Saturday Photo Hunt
Irish Church Lady ( ICL )Labels: Saturday Photo Hunt, SPH |
i love that angle! but don't you think that the exterior is a bit understated?
;)
i used old european architecture too :)