Saint-Sulpice cathedral, built over two centuries (1500s to 1700s). One of the locations featured in The Da Vinci Code.
Date: 05/24/2009
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Saint-Sulpice cathedral. It is massive; just a few feet shorter than Notre Dame.
Date: 05/24/2009
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The "meridian line" made famous by The Da Vinci Code. Saint-Sulpice cathedral.
This line was actually part of a church-sponsored astromony experiment, designed to help fix the date of Easter.
Date: 05/24/2009
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Saint-Sulpice cathedral.
Date: 05/24/2009
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Marc and Emile in front of the obelisk at the end of the "meridian line". Saint Sulpice cathedral.
Date: 05/24/2009
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Fabulous spiral staircase, carved in stone. Can't remember if this abbey is with St-Sulpice or St-Germain des Pres.
Date: 05/24/2009
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Gargoyle! Saint-Germain-des-Pres, oldest church in Paris (original church finished 558; destroyed then rebuilt; finished 1163).
Date: 05/24/2009
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We love gargoyles. Saint-Germain-des-Pres.
Date: 05/24/2009
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Saint-Germain-des-Pres.
Date: 05/24/2009
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Saint-Germain-des-Pres.
Date: 05/24/2009
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Notre Dame cathedral.
Date: 05/26/2009
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29 Kings of Judah. These statues lost their heads in the French Revolution (the revolutionaries thought they were French kings).
Date: 05/26/2009
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Notre Dame cathedral.
Date: 05/26/2009
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Notre Dame is incredibly massive!
Date: 05/26/2009
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The beautiful, arched ceilings of Notre Dame cathedral.
Date: 05/26/2009
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One of the famous "rose windows" at Notre Dame.
Date: 05/26/2009
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Notre Dame cathedral.
Date: 05/26/2009
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The beautiful stained glass of Notre Dame.
Date: 05/26/2009
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Archeological digs near Notre Dame cathedral, showing old building foundations.
Date: 05/26/2009
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Notre Dame. The detail of the building is incredible.
Date: 05/28/2009
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Notre Dame cathedral roof line.
Date: 05/28/2009
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Nortre Dame cathedral. Everything about it is designed to draw your eye upward, toward Heaven.
Date: 05/28/2009
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Classic view of the "flying buttresses" of Notre Dame.
Date: 05/28/2009
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