Posted on 01/01/2010 7:36:59 PM PST by Steelfish
Wonders of the World: Chartres Cathedral, France 01 Jan 2010
[See Video Clip] The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Chartres is a French gothic masterpiece, writes Emily Craig.
The 13th century Chartres Cathedral, the largest cathedral in France, is one of the finest examples of French high Gothic art.
Several cathedrals stood on this site from the 10th century onwards, but the building we see today was completed in 1260. It includes several architectural inventions pioneered at Chartres, such as flying buttresses.
The cathedral is surmounted by a pair of spires, one Gothic in style, the other an example of Romanesque architecture, and there are 172 glass windowpanes in total, many stained a vivid indigo. It has long been a place of pilgrimage, and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Chartres cathedral made it onto UNESCOs first World Heritage Site list in 1979.
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One of my greatest travel regrets in not finding time to visit this world wonder when in Paris. Had to take time for the domestic flight to Lourdes after visiting Notre Dame; Louvre; etc
The symbolic connection between the light of the sun and god's light is deliberate and intentional. Christianity has never minimized this or been the least bit embarassed by it. Indeed, why do you think the church spent so much on windows in the first place?
Not everything in the world is a left-wing plot, even if it seems we are getting awfully close these days.
The symbolic connection between the light of the sun and god’s light is deliberate and intentional. Christianity has never minimized this or been the least bit embarassed by it
Yes but christians do not worship the sun or light. That was clearly stated.
They worship God.
In about ten years, fifteen tops it’ll be a mosque.
I remember studying the cathedrals in college. Chartres was my favorite. Absolutely beautiful structure.
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