Wonders of the World: Chartres Cathedral, France

Telegraph(UK) ^ | January 01st 2010

[JoeProBono]

[Steelfish]

Incredibly beautiful and celestial! Thanks for the pic post.

[GSP.FAN]

I like this one you can do a 360 with it.

http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_giovanni/vr_tour/index-it.html

[joinedafterattack]

Been there. An amazing church.

[FrdmLvr]

That vivid indigo is the most beautiful shade of blue and is known as Chartes Blue.

[FrdmLvr]

That vivid indigo is the most beautiful shade of blue and is known as Chartes Blue.

[FrdmLvr]

That vivid indigo is the most beautiful shade of blue and is known as Chartes Blue.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Why does this evoke memories of the Sultan’s boast prior to the Battle of Vienna that he would stable his horses in St. Peter’s?

[HerrBlucher]

Been there twice, it is out of this world beautiful and divinely inspiring!

[Steelfish]

Thank was amazing-thanks!

[ConorMacNessa]

Magnificent! Gratia!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[SunkenCiv]

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[Frantzie]

He might have if it wasn’t for the Poles with king Jan Sobieski. This cathedral and work was done in 1260 AD? Staggering. The idiots today could not build that with computers and technology. Amazing.

[buccaneer81]

Been there. An amazing church.

Moi, aussie.

These are the kind of fringe benefits I thank my employer for, (business trips with a few days off) even as I complain about the rising cost of my health care plan.

[Chickensoup]

Dumb atheist warning:

Great pictures but narrator states that Christians were worshiping the light of the sun through the windows (just like many pre-Christian religions) of the Cathedral. Stupid leftists at every turn.

[IrishCatholic]

Wow, that is amazing. I am going back to go through the tour slowly.
New churches here in Kansas seem to be built with resale in mind. They are as sacred a space as the seasonal aisle in a Wal Mart.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Wow, that’s an amazing site!

[GSP.FAN]

When it loads use your arrow keys and then zoom in.
Enjoy,i think SunkenCiv posted it a long time ago..

[Cincinna]

Thanks Steelfish.

Chartres in one of the most inspiring architectural masterpieces in the world.

I have visited Chartres many,many times, over many,many years. The feeling of coming upon the charming town of Chartres, amid the wheat fields of la Beace regions and seeing the spectacular towers arise, captures a bit of what those early pilgrims must have felt on their journey.

Once inside, one is in a world transformed by light and color, s true glimpse of Heaven.

I was fortunate to get to know Malcolm Miller, a Brit who devoted his life to Chartres, giving twice daily tours of the stained glass, window by window. He could go a whole year without repeating himself.

As he explained the stories represented in the stained glass, I developed a much deeper understading of the Bible.

Malcolm would always pair a New Testament window with the correcpoding OT window, and vice versa. I learned from Malcolm an appreciation and understanding of sacripture that is enriched daily. Malcolm always said “The Old Testament is the New Testament veiled, the New Testament is the Old Testament unveiled”.How very true as new myteries unveil themselves with each viewing.