It makes sense that a city that the pope once called home would have a 4.5-ton gilded Virgin Mary looming over it. Avignon’s Cathédrale Notre Dame des Doms likely existed as early as the 4th century, but the structure we see today was built in phases from the 12th century. During the French Revolution, the […]
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Luxembourg
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Luxembourg was founded in the early 17th century as part of the city’s Jesuit college. When the Jesuits were ordered from the area in the 18th century, the church was given to the City of Luxembourg. Notre Dame awarded cathedral status in 1870 when Pope Pius IX declared Luxembourg a self-governing diocese. […]
Notre Dame de Paris
I can never resist photographing beautiful Notre Dame de Paris. This Roman Cathoilic cathedral is one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in Europe and was one of the first buildings in the world to use flying buttresses. Construction began in the 12th century, after the existing 4th century Saint-Étienne (which was sited […]
Église Notre Dame
This church has one of the liveliest facades I’ve ever seen. Look up and you’ll see three rows of animated gargoyles frolicking and leering down at you. Église Notre Dame was built between 1220-1240 and restored in the late 1800’s. The interior has a collection of 13th century stained glass windows supplemented with a number […]
Cathédrale de Notre-Dame: The Other Side
The flying buttress-ful east side, as seen from my morning run (Early! Note the deserted Square Jean XXII.). Construction on this striking Gothic structure began in 1160 and was completed in 1345. During the 13th and 14th centuries, it beget six popes before Denis and Rheims gained steam and began churning them out. In 1804, […]
Just You, Just Me
Captured outside Notre-Dame during my morning run. Apparently, this French couple is not bothered by the hundreds of early-bird tourists.
