Tuesday, April 16, 2019

The Visual Legacy of Notre Dame Cathedral

Visual Legacy of Notre Dame Cathedral


Here are several pictures of the iconic Paris cathedral before yesterday's destructive fire.  Here are several treasures from the cathedral:

Top picture is the nave of the church.  Bottom picture is the facade of Notre Dame de Paris in better and brighter days.

The Portal de la Vierge- France's Queen Marguerite as the Virgin of the Pillar

The tympanum of the Porte Rouge featuring the Coronation of the Virgin with Louis IX and his Queen consort, the beautiful Marguerite de Provence

Gargoyles adorn the rooftops and spires of Notre Dame

Rose Window

True Nail relic

The Crown of Thorns

Close-up of the Rose Window of Our Lady of Paris



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