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Interesting - all of them are pointing to what they are holding in their other hand, probably an attribute telling who the saints are. It looks like part of the finger on the one on the left has broken off. The closer you look, the more interesting it gets. I have no idea what the iconography might be.
2 years agoIt is the 50th anniversary of RAGBRAI next year—maybe we’ll finally get the mythical diagonal route? I do owe you a RAGBRAI. I’m in if you are 😊
2 years agoThey certainly didn't spare you the gory details!
2 years agoOf all the big gothic cathedrals, this is my favorite. Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for taking me back.
2 years agoHi Suzanne - The bell towers were constructed later and at different times, after the Cathedral was basically finished. The south tower was completed ~1366 and the north tower ~1406. Not sure why they differ in height, but some other differences reflect what was the popular "Gothic Style" at the time they were constructed.
2 years agoI thought it might have been an oversize prototype of the Iron Throne... 😀
2 years agoMon Dieu!
Or, Great Heavens!
I love it that the bell towers are asymmetrical. I wonder why.
2 years agoThanks Lucy - I’d love to see your gob-smacked face IRL! Thinking of RAGBRAI L next summer - are you in?
2 years agoStunning [insert picture of my gobsmacked face here]
Thanks for sharing, Susan!
Thanks! I am mostly just familiar with apse, a perennial crossword puzzle favorite.
2 years agoWhat a hard day! I’ll bet your glad to be back in Paris where you aren’t forced to go out in the heat!
2 years agoGreat photos of the deer!
2 years agoWonderful!
2 years ago
Glad to see you on the road again!
2 years ago