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Randy and Vivian Black's Photo Gallery France-Germany Trip - May 2009 France Churches and Architecture
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Churches and Architecture

Date: 09/08/2009
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Saint-Sulpice cathedral, built over two centuries (1500s to 1700s).  One of the locations featured in The Da Vinci Code.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

We love gargoyles. Saint-Germain-des-Pres.

Date: 05/24/2009
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Saint-Germain-des-Pres.

Saint-Germain-des-Pres.

Date: 05/24/2009
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Saint-Germain-des-Pres.

Saint-Germain-des-Pres.

Date: 05/24/2009
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Notre Dame cathedral.

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).

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.

Notre Dame cathedral.

Date: 05/26/2009
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Notre Dame is incredibly massive!

Notre Dame is incredibly massive!

Date: 05/26/2009
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The beautiful, arched ceilings of Notre Dame cathedral.

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.

One of the famous "rose windows" at Notre Dame.

Date: 05/26/2009
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Notre Dame cathedral.

Notre Dame cathedral.

Date: 05/26/2009
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The beautiful stained glass of Notre Dame.

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.

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.

Notre Dame. The detail of the building is incredible.

Date: 05/28/2009
Views: 995
Notre Dame cathedral roof line.

Notre Dame cathedral roof line.

Date: 05/28/2009
Views: 846
Nortre Dame cathedral.  Everything about it is designed to draw your eye upward, toward Heaven.

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.

Classic view of the "flying buttresses" of Notre Dame.

Date: 05/28/2009
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