![]() OK, here it is: the Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris. In black and white because they didn't have color photos back in the day. |
![]() Ah, a color photo of Notre Dame. |
![]() Looking down river at the Île de Cité and, of course, at Notre Dame. The bridge is Pont de Sully. See, the Irish are everywhere! (A joke.) |
![]() A zoomed in shot of Pont de Sully and Notre Dame at night from the same perspective. |
![]() The front of the church is the famous elevation, but the back and sides are interesting. At night, the rear with all its buttresses is a bit creepy. |
![]() A three-quarter view of Notre Dame at night from the left bank of the Seine. |
![]() Inside, Notre Dame has the usual main spaces (nave, apse, transepts) and a bunch of side chapels. It is also fairly dark. I've brightened these interior images. This is a view of the nave from the crossing. |
![]() A view of two chapels at the eastern end of the cathedral. |
![]() Looking up from the crossing toward the south transept's rose window and the windows lining the southern side of the apse. |
![]() A view from the an ambulatory along the apse toward the windows over the south side of the apse. |
![]() Notre Dame is a solid Gothic cathedral and serves a broad congregation. Its neighbor, Sainte-Chapelle is a Gothic jewel and was the king's own chapel. King Louis IX (Saint Louis) had it built to house items such as a piece of the true cross, the crown of thorns, and other relics. |
![]() Saint-Chapelle is fairly narrow, but it is tall and feels like is has stained-glass walls. |
![]() My photos can't really do justice to this building. But here's a view of one stained glass window. |
![]() The outside of Sainte Chapelle is not amazing like the inside. Still, this view of the east end shows how the stained glass dominates and we can see a bunch of gargoyles (definitely required by law). |