[colorado tanker]

Chartres is such a beautiful place, but also a place where you feel God's presence. There is deep meaning in every aspect of the building, windows, sculpture, the labyrinth, even in the structure of the building itself, in numerology. The place embodies the faith of those who built it.

FWIW, I think restoration is a wonderful idea. I remember first visiting Europe and especially London and seeing those sooty old buildings. That condition isn't authentic, just the accumulation of centuries of London "fog." It's wonderful today to see the Palace of Westminster in its original limestone color.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks colorado tanker.

[NYer]

I remember first visiting Europe and especially London and seeing those sooty old buildings. That condition isn't authentic, just the accumulation of centuries of London "fog."

Check out the following video. This video has been dramatically enhanced in quality, using modern video editing tools. The film has been motion stabilized and the speed has been slowed down to correct speed (from 18 fps to 24 fps) using special frame interpolation software that re-creates missing frames. Upscaling to HD quality was done using video enhancer software.

Amazing Footage of England in the Edwardian era, ca. 1900s

It is absolutely mesmerizing.