une église :: a church
the fabulously old catholic church is almost as ubiquitous as the bakery in this country, and though i do most of my worshipping in the latter (i know, heathen!!), the majesty of these places is not at all lost on me. missing in this already very incomplete list is la sainte chapelle, which is known for its stained glass. if we ever make it over there to visit, and if any of the photos are worth a hoot, perhaps i'll revisit E a little later...
notre dame de paris
the quintessential parisian gothic church
construction begun in 1163
the architectural hodge podge that is sacré cœur in montmartre
(great views of paris from here!)
construction begun in 1875
st. etienne du mont at dusk
around the corner from our old pad in the 5th (and across the street from a pub we liked - hence the dusk shot)
built between 1492 and 1626
interior of notre dame de lorette in the 9th
this one gets shadowed by the basilica of sacré cœur behind it, which is too bad.
it's wonderful inside.
interior 2
mont st. michel, normandy coast
i dreamt about this place from 1990, when i first saw a poster of it in monty holamon's classroom at WWHS, till april 2007, when knox, leigh (and sam and harry), chris, and i made the trip.
it was worth the wait.
the spire of the abbey
interior of the chapel
l'au-delà
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