Château de Chenonceau - le labyrinthe

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9245414054/" title="2010 June 16-17 DSC_0422 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2010 June 16-17 DSC_0422" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/9245414054_8d746ac7ae_c.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Château de Chenonceau</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Maze</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seen from ground level the grand labyrinth shows only a tight hedge of yews.  If you are able to navigate the maze to the center you will be rewarded with the view from a heightened gazebo of the entire layout.   The design for this formal garden was created by Catherine de Médicis in the 16th century.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Chenonceau is also known as the Château de Femmes for the succession of six powerful French knoblewomen, each of whom had an impact on the chateau over the period of four centuries.  The four caryatids seen in the background were added to the chateau by Catherine de Médicis and more recently added to "her" maze.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Château de Chenonceau has nearly one million visitors every year, and with the exception of the Palace of Versailles, is the most visited castle in France. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Château de Chenonceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">45000, Chenonceaux</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(one hour by train from Paris - day trip)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Château de Chenonceau - le labyrinthe

Château de Chenonceau The Maze Seen from ground level the grand labyrinth shows only a tight hedge of yews.  If you are able to navigate the...

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The Labyrinth of Chartres Cathedral

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9AhmEDjJqJou9FA3GVsfsiNqZjIIhZExKV1Lqq2P6B3rESxoQRhkkqWOO2J5AktV78tQRqGAsLLzLvJCyXmw_7hCpC1cUYGIHpYsSM8EE03cimBLzd-DAamM-aysT958-9yehjIACX4/s1600/2011+april+4+DSC_0120.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627548585130643826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9AhmEDjJqJou9FA3GVsfsiNqZjIIhZExKV1Lqq2P6B3rESxoQRhkkqWOO2J5AktV78tQRqGAsLLzLvJCyXmw_7hCpC1cUYGIHpYsSM8EE03cimBLzd-DAamM-aysT958-9yehjIACX4/s640/2011+april+4+DSC_0120.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The </span><a href="http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/svp/st_org/pdp/chartres.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>labyrinth of Chartres Cathedral</strong> </span></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">was laid out in the nave of the cathedral in the early 13th Century as the church was being built. This <em>chemin du paradis</em> is walked even today as it was centuries ago, slowly and prayerfully, by pilgrims. On this day there were people of all ages, some with bare feet and some in shoes. Many walk the 260 meters on their knees as was the practice in the Middle Ages.<br /><br />With several hundred people in the cathedral, the labyrinth was silent... a sight one does not soon forget.<br /><br /></span>Bon dimanche<br /></span><br /><br /><div></div><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartres_Cathedral"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres<br /></span></strong></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Chartres, France</span>

The Labyrinth of Chartres Cathedral

The labyrinth of Chartres Cathedral was laid out in the nave of the cathedral in the early 13th Century as the church was being built. This...

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