Chartres Cathedral

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEdm1n69Bd9XOoLX3NNrQSu5AnF1REVIB2QMfxYz2qqupH7OZzlSjBFqMoiNaBHj7KIBioNWKzCgDuLYOcYkF_NF0RwQoAPTXbWUHaKPk3fqrmwMbSY3Uhxj-2EWg8S7e8zb1j4LrOz8/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEdm1n69Bd9XOoLX3NNrQSu5AnF1REVIB2QMfxYz2qqupH7OZzlSjBFqMoiNaBHj7KIBioNWKzCgDuLYOcYkF_NF0RwQoAPTXbWUHaKPk3fqrmwMbSY3Uhxj-2EWg8S7e8zb1j4LrOz8/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0123.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen through a window as Marie and I climbed the many steps </div><div style="text-align: center;">to the top of the bell tower, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the interior of Chartres Cathedral </div><div style="text-align: center;">appears to be a blended neutral color.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The major renovations and makeover </div><div style="text-align: center;">of this eight hundred year old cathedral have created a stir.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I look forward to checking them out myself </div><div style="text-align: center;">before passing judgment, but you can <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/dec/14/scandalous-makeover-chartres/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NYR+Eric+Garner+Chartres+Iron+Age&utm_content=NYR+Eric+Garner+Chartres+Iron+Age+CID_57d8f4319bbe76afa176360a3cbb2ce4&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=A%20Scandalous%20Makeover%20at%20Chartres%20Cathedral" target="_blank">read about it here</a>.*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Notre Dame de Chartres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chartres, France</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">*Thanks to traveling friend, Mary G, for the link</div>

Chartres Cathedral

Seen through a window as Marie and I climbed the many steps  to the top of the bell tower,  the interior of Chartres Cathedral  appears to b...

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Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8563013323/" title="2012 Jan 16 2nd_0752 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Jan 16 2nd_0752" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8251/8563013323_cd0cbe4483_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois</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;">Back when the Louvre was still a royal palace (Palais du Louvre), Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois was its church.  The impressive and unique bell tower dates from the 12th century and was the only Romanesque survival.  It was later transformed to the Gothic style in the 19th 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;">It does enjoy a lofty view of the Louvre</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois</em></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>2, place du Louvre</em></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Métro Louvre-Rivoli ou Pont Neuf</em></span></i></div>

Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois

Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois Back when the Louvre was still a royal palace (Palais du Louvre), Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois ...

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