https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/19313 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/105/57/EF/323415.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/19313 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:20:37 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:20:37 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53316820 tag:ipernity.com,2026-05-07,doc-53316820 Thu, 07 May 2026 19:41:19 +0000 2025-12-01T14:38:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53316820"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/68/20/53316820.09140e6a.240.jpg?r2" width="180" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The site of the mosque was originally occupied by the Augustinian Church of Saint Mary, which dated back to the 14th century. During the Ottoman-Venetian War of 1570–73, the church was heavily damaged during the siege of Nicosia in 1570.<br /> <br /> <br /> Lala Mustafa Pasha, the Ottoman commander, ordered a mosque to be built on the site of the former church, based on a popular belief that Umar, second caliph of Islam, was buried at this site in 7th century.<br /> <br /> The construction of the mosque followed a similar groundsplan to the former church, however building of the mosque was conducted in the Islamic style.<br /> <br /> <br /> To the northwest some parts of the former parts suvived the times.</div> Nicosia - Ömeriye Mosque <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53316820"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/68/20/53316820.09140e6a.240.jpg?r2" width="180" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The site of the mosque was originally occupied by the Augustinian Church of Saint Mary, which dated back to the 14th century. During the Ottoman-Venetian War of 1570–73, the church was heavily damaged during the siege of Nicosia in 1570.<br /> <br /> <br /> Lala Mustafa Pasha, the Ottoman commander, ordered a mosque to be built on the site of the former church, based on a popular belief that Umar, second caliph of Islam, was buried at this site in 7th century.<br /> <br /> The construction of the mosque followed a similar groundsplan to the former church, however building of the mosque was conducted in the Islamic style.<br /> <br /> <br /> To the northwest some parts of the former parts suvived the times.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53230158 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-30,doc-53230158 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:27:07 +0000 2025-09-01T14:19:50+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53230158"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/58/53230158.3f7b7e14.240.jpg?r2" width="122" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Mainz was founded around 20 BC by the Romans under the name “Mogontiacum” as a military camp. Today's capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate forms a metropolitan area with Wiesbaden, the neighboring capital of Hesse, with a combined population of around 500,000.<br /> <br /> The "Republic of Mainz", a product of the French Revolution, was the first democratic state on German territory. The state was represented in Paris by the well-known naturalist Georg Forster, who had been in the Pacific with Captain Cook as a boy. The Mainz Republic ended after only five months in July 1793 following the conquest of the city by Prussian and Austrian troops. Georg Forster died in Paris in 1794.<br /> <br /> The State Museum is one of the oldest museums in Germany. Its origins lie in a collection of 36 paintings that Napoleon gifted to the city of Mainz in 1803 to establish an art gallery.<br /> <br /> Today the Landesmuseum has extensive art and cultural history collections, ranging from prehistory to modern art.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Madonna<br /> <br /> Mainz, ca 1370</div> Mainz - Landesmuseum <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53230158"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/58/53230158.3f7b7e14.240.jpg?r2" width="122" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Mainz was founded around 20 BC by the Romans under the name “Mogontiacum” as a military camp. Today's capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate forms a metropolitan area with Wiesbaden, the neighboring capital of Hesse, with a combined population of around 500,000.<br /> <br /> The "Republic of Mainz", a product of the French Revolution, was the first democratic state on German territory. The state was represented in Paris by the well-known naturalist Georg Forster, who had been in the Pacific with Captain Cook as a boy. The Mainz Republic ended after only five months in July 1793 following the conquest of the city by Prussian and Austrian troops. Georg Forster died in Paris in 1794.<br /> <br /> The State Museum is one of the oldest museums in Germany. Its origins lie in a collection of 36 paintings that Napoleon gifted to the city of Mainz in 1803 to establish an art gallery.<br /> <br /> Today the Landesmuseum has extensive art and cultural history collections, ranging from prehistory to modern art.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Madonna<br /> <br /> Mainz, ca 1370</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53230156 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-30,doc-53230156 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:16:57 +0000 2025-09-01T14:17:56+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53230156"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/56/53230156.ae054988.240.jpg?r2" width="123" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Mainz was founded around 20 BC by the Romans under the name “Mogontiacum” as a military camp. Today's capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate forms a metropolitan area with Wiesbaden, the neighboring capital of Hesse, with a combined population of around 500,000.<br /> <br /> The "Republic of Mainz", a product of the French Revolution, was the first democratic state on German territory. The state was represented in Paris by the well-known naturalist Georg Forster, who had been in the Pacific with Captain Cook as a boy. The Mainz Republic ended after only five months in July 1793 following the conquest of the city by Prussian and Austrian troops. Georg Forster died in Paris in 1794.<br /> <br /> The State Museum is one of the oldest museums in Germany. Its origins lie in a collection of 36 paintings that Napoleon gifted to the city of Mainz in 1803 to establish an art gallery.<br /> <br /> Today the Landesmuseum has extensive art and cultural history collections, ranging from prehistory to modern art.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Madonna<br /> <br /> Mainz, ca 1340</div> Mainz - Landesmuseum <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53230156"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/56/53230156.ae054988.240.jpg?r2" width="123" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Mainz was founded around 20 BC by the Romans under the name “Mogontiacum” as a military camp. Today's capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate forms a metropolitan area with Wiesbaden, the neighboring capital of Hesse, with a combined population of around 500,000.<br /> <br /> The "Republic of Mainz", a product of the French Revolution, was the first democratic state on German territory. The state was represented in Paris by the well-known naturalist Georg Forster, who had been in the Pacific with Captain Cook as a boy. The Mainz Republic ended after only five months in July 1793 following the conquest of the city by Prussian and Austrian troops. Georg Forster died in Paris in 1794.<br /> <br /> The State Museum is one of the oldest museums in Germany. Its origins lie in a collection of 36 paintings that Napoleon gifted to the city of Mainz in 1803 to establish an art gallery.<br /> <br /> Today the Landesmuseum has extensive art and cultural history collections, ranging from prehistory to modern art.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Madonna<br /> <br /> Mainz, ca 1340</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53230098 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-30,doc-53230098 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:50:17 +0000 2025-09-01T14:23:41+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53230098"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/00/98/53230098.4c3e0727.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Mainz was founded around 20 BC by the Romans under the name “Mogontiacum” as a military camp. Today's capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate forms a metropolitan area with Wiesbaden, the neighboring capital of Hesse, with a combined population of around 500,000.<br /> <br /> The "Republic of Mainz", a product of the French Revolution, was the first democratic state on German territory. The state was represented in Paris by the well-known naturalist Georg Forster, who had been in the Pacific with Captain Cook as a boy. The Mainz Republic ended after only five months in July 1793 following the conquest of the city by Prussian and Austrian troops. Georg Forster died in Paris in 1794.<br /> <br /> The State Museum is one of the oldest museums in Germany. Its origins lie in a collection of 36 paintings that Napoleon gifted to the city of Mainz in 1803 to establish an art gallery.<br /> <br /> Today the Landesmuseum has extensive art and cultural history collections, ranging from prehistory to modern art.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Angels and Apostles<br /> Mainz, ca 1300 - 1350</div> Mainz - Landesmuseum <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53230098"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/00/98/53230098.4c3e0727.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Mainz was founded around 20 BC by the Romans under the name “Mogontiacum” as a military camp. Today's capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate forms a metropolitan area with Wiesbaden, the neighboring capital of Hesse, with a combined population of around 500,000.<br /> <br /> The "Republic of Mainz", a product of the French Revolution, was the first democratic state on German territory. The state was represented in Paris by the well-known naturalist Georg Forster, who had been in the Pacific with Captain Cook as a boy. The Mainz Republic ended after only five months in July 1793 following the conquest of the city by Prussian and Austrian troops. Georg Forster died in Paris in 1794.<br /> <br /> The State Museum is one of the oldest museums in Germany. Its origins lie in a collection of 36 paintings that Napoleon gifted to the city of Mainz in 1803 to establish an art gallery.<br /> <br /> Today the Landesmuseum has extensive art and cultural history collections, ranging from prehistory to modern art.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Angels and Apostles<br /> Mainz, ca 1300 - 1350</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53187288 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-27,doc-53187288 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:05:57 +0000 2025-08-01T16:54:55+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53187288"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/88/53187288.afb7ca27.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="224" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with over 2 million inhabitants and more than 13 million in the greater metropolitan area.<br /> <br /> <br /> The first place of worship on the site was a small oratory founded in the 5th century to commemorate a meeting of Saint Germanus with Saint Genevieve. This chapel was replaced by a large church around 600. That church was destroyed by the Normans in 886, rebuilt by King Robert II the Pious. By the 13th century, it was again considered too small, and was enlarged further. Further changes and additions were made in the 15th and 16th centuries. The current structure is largely from the 15th century,<br /> <br /> During the Wars of Religion, its bell was rung on the night of 23 August 1572, which signaled the beginning of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Thousands of Huguenots, who were visiting Paris for a royal wedding, were killed by the city's mob. <br /> <br /> During the French Revolution, the church was closed, pillaged, and converted into a barn for storing feed for animals, a printing shop, and a gunpowder factory at various times. The building was returned to the Catholic Church in 1801, but suffered again during an anticlerical riot in 1831, when many paintings, funeral monuments, and windows were damaged or destroyed.<br /> <br /> After 1 September 2019, following the serious fire at Notre-Dame, the cathedral's services were temporarily transferred to Saint-Germain.</div> Paris - Saint-Germain-l&#039;Auxerroiss <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53187288"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/88/53187288.afb7ca27.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="224" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with over 2 million inhabitants and more than 13 million in the greater metropolitan area.<br /> <br /> <br /> The first place of worship on the site was a small oratory founded in the 5th century to commemorate a meeting of Saint Germanus with Saint Genevieve. This chapel was replaced by a large church around 600. That church was destroyed by the Normans in 886, rebuilt by King Robert II the Pious. By the 13th century, it was again considered too small, and was enlarged further. Further changes and additions were made in the 15th and 16th centuries. The current structure is largely from the 15th century,<br /> <br /> During the Wars of Religion, its bell was rung on the night of 23 August 1572, which signaled the beginning of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Thousands of Huguenots, who were visiting Paris for a royal wedding, were killed by the city's mob. <br /> <br /> During the French Revolution, the church was closed, pillaged, and converted into a barn for storing feed for animals, a printing shop, and a gunpowder factory at various times. The building was returned to the Catholic Church in 1801, but suffered again during an anticlerical riot in 1831, when many paintings, funeral monuments, and windows were damaged or destroyed.<br /> <br /> After 1 September 2019, following the serious fire at Notre-Dame, the cathedral's services were temporarily transferred to Saint-Germain.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53187282 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-27,doc-53187282 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 19:53:53 +0000 2025-08-01T16:53:51+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53187282"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/82/53187282.66195a17.240.jpg?r2" width="149" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with over 2 million inhabitants and more than 13 million in the greater metropolitan area.<br /> <br /> <br /> The first place of worship on the site was a small oratory founded in the 5th century to commemorate a meeting of Saint Germanus with Saint Genevieve. This chapel was replaced by a large church around 600. That church was destroyed by the Normans in 886, rebuilt by King Robert II the Pious. By the 13th century, it was again considered too small, and was enlarged further. Further changes and additions were made in the 15th and 16th centuries. The current structure is largely from the 15th century,<br /> <br /> During the Wars of Religion, its bell was rung on the night of 23 August 1572, which signaled the beginning of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Thousands of Huguenots, who were visiting Paris for a royal wedding, were killed by the city's mob. <br /> <br /> During the French Revolution, the church was closed, pillaged, and converted into a barn for storing feed for animals, a printing shop, and a gunpowder factory at various times. The building was returned to the Catholic Church in 1801, but suffered again during an anticlerical riot in 1831, when many paintings, funeral monuments, and windows were damaged or destroyed.<br /> <br /> After 1 September 2019, following the serious fire at Notre-Dame, the cathedral's services were temporarily transferred to Saint-Germain.</div> Paris -Saint-Germain-l&#039;Auxerroiss <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53187282"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/82/53187282.66195a17.240.jpg?r2" width="149" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with over 2 million inhabitants and more than 13 million in the greater metropolitan area.<br /> <br /> <br /> The first place of worship on the site was a small oratory founded in the 5th century to commemorate a meeting of Saint Germanus with Saint Genevieve. This chapel was replaced by a large church around 600. That church was destroyed by the Normans in 886, rebuilt by King Robert II the Pious. By the 13th century, it was again considered too small, and was enlarged further. Further changes and additions were made in the 15th and 16th centuries. The current structure is largely from the 15th century,<br /> <br /> During the Wars of Religion, its bell was rung on the night of 23 August 1572, which signaled the beginning of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Thousands of Huguenots, who were visiting Paris for a royal wedding, were killed by the city's mob. <br /> <br /> During the French Revolution, the church was closed, pillaged, and converted into a barn for storing feed for animals, a printing shop, and a gunpowder factory at various times. The building was returned to the Catholic Church in 1801, but suffered again during an anticlerical riot in 1831, when many paintings, funeral monuments, and windows were damaged or destroyed.<br /> <br /> After 1 September 2019, following the serious fire at Notre-Dame, the cathedral's services were temporarily transferred to Saint-Germain.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53187280 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-27,doc-53187280 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 19:36:17 +0000 2025-08-01T20:36:17+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53187280"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/80/53187280.7179dbf8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="192" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with over 2 million inhabitants and more than 13 million in the greater metropolitan area.<br /> <br /> <br /> The first place of worship on the site was a small oratory founded in the 5th century to commemorate a meeting of Saint Germanus with Saint Genevieve. This chapel was replaced by a large church around 600. That church was destroyed by the Normans in 886, rebuilt by King Robert II the Pious. By the 13th century, it was again considered too small, and was enlarged further. Further changes and additions were made in the 15th and 16th centuries. The current structure is largely from the 15th century,<br /> <br /> During the Wars of Religion, its bell was rung on the night of 23 August 1572, which signaled the beginning of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Thousands of Huguenots, who were visiting Paris for a royal wedding, were killed by the city's mob. <br /> <br /> During the French Revolution, the church was closed, pillaged, and converted into a barn for storing feed for animals, a printing shop, and a gunpowder factory at various times. The building was returned to the Catholic Church in 1801, but suffered again during an anticlerical riot in 1831, when many paintings, funeral monuments, and windows were damaged or destroyed.<br /> <br /> After 1 September 2019, following the serious fire at Notre-Dame, the cathedral's services were temporarily transferred to Saint-Germain.</div> Paris -Saint-Germain-l&#039;Auxerroiss <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53187280"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/80/53187280.7179dbf8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="192" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with over 2 million inhabitants and more than 13 million in the greater metropolitan area.<br /> <br /> <br /> The first place of worship on the site was a small oratory founded in the 5th century to commemorate a meeting of Saint Germanus with Saint Genevieve. This chapel was replaced by a large church around 600. That church was destroyed by the Normans in 886, rebuilt by King Robert II the Pious. By the 13th century, it was again considered too small, and was enlarged further. Further changes and additions were made in the 15th and 16th centuries. The current structure is largely from the 15th century,<br /> <br /> During the Wars of Religion, its bell was rung on the night of 23 August 1572, which signaled the beginning of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Thousands of Huguenots, who were visiting Paris for a royal wedding, were killed by the city's mob. <br /> <br /> During the French Revolution, the church was closed, pillaged, and converted into a barn for storing feed for animals, a printing shop, and a gunpowder factory at various times. The building was returned to the Catholic Church in 1801, but suffered again during an anticlerical riot in 1831, when many paintings, funeral monuments, and windows were damaged or destroyed.<br /> <br /> After 1 September 2019, following the serious fire at Notre-Dame, the cathedral's services were temporarily transferred to Saint-Germain.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53180548 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-19,doc-53180548 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:49:17 +0000 2025-08-01T14:01:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53180548"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/48/53180548.464f9d61.240.jpg?r2" width="128" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.<br /> <br /> Numerous murals adorn the interior<br /> <br /> <br /> The "Harrowing of Hell"<br /> The Myrrhbearers</div> Aigueperse - Notre-Dame <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53180548"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/48/53180548.464f9d61.240.jpg?r2" width="128" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.<br /> <br /> Numerous murals adorn the interior<br /> <br /> <br /> The "Harrowing of Hell"<br /> The Myrrhbearers</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53180540 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-19,doc-53180540 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:25:05 +0000 2025-08-01T14:01:52+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53180540"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/40/53180540.efcbad8f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="184" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.<br /> <br /> <br /> Numerous murals adorn the interior</div> Aigueperse - Notre-Dame <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53180540"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/40/53180540.efcbad8f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="184" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.<br /> <br /> <br /> Numerous murals adorn the interior</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53180534 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-19,doc-53180534 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:04:30 +0000 2025-08-01T13:59:27+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53180534"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/34/53180534.6aa0ffee.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="211" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.<br /> <br /> <br /> Numerous murals adorn the interior</div> Aigueperse - Notre-Dame <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53180534"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/34/53180534.6aa0ffee.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="211" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.<br /> <br /> <br /> Numerous murals adorn the interior</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53179960 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-18,doc-53179960 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:17:53 +0000 2025-08-01T13:55:20+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53179960"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/99/60/53179960.77d76877.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="204" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.<br /> <br /> The nave</div> Aigueperse - Notre-Dame <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53179960"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/99/60/53179960.77d76877.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="204" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.<br /> <br /> The nave</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53179916 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-18,doc-53179916 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:46:34 +0000 2025-08-01T14:07:36+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53179916"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/99/16/53179916.fa390a18.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="225" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.<br /> <br /> The early Gothic side portal</div> Aigueperse - Notre-Dame <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53179916"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/99/16/53179916.fa390a18.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="225" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.<br /> <br /> The early Gothic side portal</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53179886 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-18,doc-53179886 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:30:48 +0000 2025-08-01T14:09:40+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53179886"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/98/86/53179886.12655a9d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.</div> Aigueperse - Notre-Dame <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53179886"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/98/86/53179886.12655a9d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53179132 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-18,doc-53179132 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:13:17 +0000 2025-08-01T13:53:02+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53179132"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/91/32/53179132.c4477576.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="206" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.</div> Aigueperse - Notre-Dame <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53179132"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/91/32/53179132.c4477576.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="206" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Notre-Dame is the present parish church of Aigueperse<br /> <br /> The first construction work dates back to 1016. However, it only acquired its final form at the end of the 12th century, when the chancel and transept were built in their present form. It is considered the first Gothic building in the Auvergne. In 1253, it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.<br /> <br /> The church was completely restored in 1865. The nave and facade were rebuilt in 1880, replacing a nave that had been reconstructed in 1734 after its collapse in 1727. A new bell tower north of the transept replaced the one destroyed during the French Revolution.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53094142 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-02,doc-53094142 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:20:00 +0000 2025-07-01T15:14:43+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53094142"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/42/53094142.1f58cbd9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The village of Mamers originated from a Gallo-Roman settlement. It was first mentioned in the 6th and 7th centuries in the lives of the hermits Saint Rigomer and Saint Longis.<br /> <br /> In 1171, Saosnois, where the village is located, passed into the hands of John I, Count of Alençon, and then, through marriage, into the hands of the Châtellerault, Harcourt, and Alençon families. During the Hundred Years' War, Mamers was destroyed by the army of the Count of Salisbury. The end of hostilities allowed for economic recovery and the beginning of reconstruction.<br /> <br /> The Reformation and the religious struggles of the 16th century led to a new wave of violence and ruin. After the assassination of Henry III, Saosnois remained loyal to its master, Henry IV. In 1650, however, by which time Mamers had become an important center of the Reformed religion, the town was besieged and subsequently burned.<br /> <br /> A church was built on the site of the 11th-century chapel of the adjacent priory. The chapel was destroyed in the 15th century. In its place, a rectangular church with a square tower to the south was built.<br /> <br /> The church was partially damaged during the Wars of Religion. Between 1828 and 1832, the chancel was rebuilt and extended.</div> Mamers - Notre-Dame <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53094142"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/42/53094142.1f58cbd9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The village of Mamers originated from a Gallo-Roman settlement. It was first mentioned in the 6th and 7th centuries in the lives of the hermits Saint Rigomer and Saint Longis.<br /> <br /> In 1171, Saosnois, where the village is located, passed into the hands of John I, Count of Alençon, and then, through marriage, into the hands of the Châtellerault, Harcourt, and Alençon families. During the Hundred Years' War, Mamers was destroyed by the army of the Count of Salisbury. The end of hostilities allowed for economic recovery and the beginning of reconstruction.<br /> <br /> The Reformation and the religious struggles of the 16th century led to a new wave of violence and ruin. After the assassination of Henry III, Saosnois remained loyal to its master, Henry IV. In 1650, however, by which time Mamers had become an important center of the Reformed religion, the town was besieged and subsequently burned.<br /> <br /> A church was built on the site of the 11th-century chapel of the adjacent priory. The chapel was destroyed in the 15th century. In its place, a rectangular church with a square tower to the south was built.<br /> <br /> The church was partially damaged during the Wars of Religion. Between 1828 and 1832, the chancel was rebuilt and extended.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53091310 tag:ipernity.com,2025-09-29,doc-53091310 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:47:03 +0000 2025-07-01T17:15:24+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53091310"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/10/53091310.5b5097a5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Caen experienced rapid urban development in the 11th century. It was the center of a ducal domain and possessed markets and a port. It initially flourished as an important city in the Duchy of Normandy under William the Conqueror. He had a strong fortress built in Caen, as well as an abbey for women (Abbaye aux dames) and one for men (Abbaye aux hommes) around 1059, in which he was also buried. He had the monasteries built to atone for his marriage to his cousin Matilda, which was disapproved by the Pope. Both monasteries are among the most important architectural monuments in Normandy and are now used as parish churches.<br /> <br /> Saint-Pierre<br /> <br /> Two earlier medieval predecessor churches are known. The oldest part of the present church is the lower storey of the bell tower. The west facade and the upper floors of the tower were completed in the 14th century. The nave and side aisles, in their present state, date from the 15th century; the ambulatory choir and its ring of chapels were added in the first half of the 16th century. Towards the end of the Second World War Saint Pierre was severely damaged by Allied bombs. The falling spire destroyed the first bays of the church, and fires destroyed the roof. Reconstruction took place in the 1950s. <br /> <br /> The rose window</div> Caen - Saint-Pierre <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53091310"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/10/53091310.5b5097a5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Caen experienced rapid urban development in the 11th century. It was the center of a ducal domain and possessed markets and a port. It initially flourished as an important city in the Duchy of Normandy under William the Conqueror. He had a strong fortress built in Caen, as well as an abbey for women (Abbaye aux dames) and one for men (Abbaye aux hommes) around 1059, in which he was also buried. He had the monasteries built to atone for his marriage to his cousin Matilda, which was disapproved by the Pope. Both monasteries are among the most important architectural monuments in Normandy and are now used as parish churches.<br /> <br /> Saint-Pierre<br /> <br /> Two earlier medieval predecessor churches are known. The oldest part of the present church is the lower storey of the bell tower. The west facade and the upper floors of the tower were completed in the 14th century. The nave and side aisles, in their present state, date from the 15th century; the ambulatory choir and its ring of chapels were added in the first half of the 16th century. Towards the end of the Second World War Saint Pierre was severely damaged by Allied bombs. The falling spire destroyed the first bays of the church, and fires destroyed the roof. Reconstruction took place in the 1950s. <br /> <br /> The rose window</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53091202 tag:ipernity.com,2025-09-29,doc-53091202 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:07:48 +0000 2025-07-01T17:15:04+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53091202"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/02/53091202.702209c2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="173" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Caen experienced rapid urban development in the 11th century. It was the center of a ducal domain and possessed markets and a port. It initially flourished as an important city in the Duchy of Normandy under William the Conqueror. He had a strong fortress built in Caen, as well as an abbey for women (Abbaye aux dames) and one for men (Abbaye aux hommes) around 1059, in which he was also buried. He had the monasteries built to atone for his marriage to his cousin Matilda, which was disapproved by the Pope. Both monasteries are among the most important architectural monuments in Normandy and are now used as parish churches.<br /> <br /> Saint-Pierre, seen from the castle.<br /> <br /> Two earlier medieval predecessor churches are known. The oldest part of the present church is the lower storey of the bell tower. The west facade and the upper floors of the tower were completed in the 14th century. The nave and side aisles, in their present state, date from the 15th century; the ambulatory choir and its ring of chapels were added in the first half of the 16th century. Towards the end of the Second World War Saint Pierre was severely damaged by Allied bombs. The falling spire destroyed the first bays of the church, and fires destroyed the roof. Reconstruction took place in the 1950s.</div> Caen - Saint-Pierre <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53091202"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/02/53091202.702209c2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="173" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Caen experienced rapid urban development in the 11th century. It was the center of a ducal domain and possessed markets and a port. It initially flourished as an important city in the Duchy of Normandy under William the Conqueror. He had a strong fortress built in Caen, as well as an abbey for women (Abbaye aux dames) and one for men (Abbaye aux hommes) around 1059, in which he was also buried. He had the monasteries built to atone for his marriage to his cousin Matilda, which was disapproved by the Pope. Both monasteries are among the most important architectural monuments in Normandy and are now used as parish churches.<br /> <br /> Saint-Pierre, seen from the castle.<br /> <br /> Two earlier medieval predecessor churches are known. The oldest part of the present church is the lower storey of the bell tower. The west facade and the upper floors of the tower were completed in the 14th century. The nave and side aisles, in their present state, date from the 15th century; the ambulatory choir and its ring of chapels were added in the first half of the 16th century. Towards the end of the Second World War Saint Pierre was severely damaged by Allied bombs. The falling spire destroyed the first bays of the church, and fires destroyed the roof. Reconstruction took place in the 1950s.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53085104 tag:ipernity.com,2025-09-22,doc-53085104 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:51:25 +0000 2025-07-01T16:06:27+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53085104"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/51/04/53085104.e9b1d324.240.jpg?r2" width="153" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The construction of the "Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens" started in 1220, after a predecessor Romanesque church burnt down two years earlier. Unusual for medieval structures, the first architects are known here. Robert de Luzarches was the architect until 1228. He was followed by Thomas de Cormont until 1258. His son, Renaud de Cormont, acted as the architect until 1288.<br /> <br /> Today Amiens Cathedral is the largest existing Gothic cathedral in France. There was a lot of competition between the cities and towns about the largest nave, the highest vaults. The long and relatively peaceful reign of Louis IX (aka "Saint Louis") brought prosperity to the region, so that Amiens could afford such a structure. The cathedral is 145m long (interior length 133,50m). The volume of the structure is about 200.000m³, Notre Dame de Paris has only about 100.000m³<br /> <br /> The west front was built from 1220 to 1236, actually the building process started here. There are three vast deep porches, capped with the gallery of twenty-two over lifesize kings. During a cleaning process in the 1990s, it was discovered that the facade was originally painted in multiple colours. The south tower was completed in 1366, the north one in 1406.<br /> <br /> The labyrinth</div> Amiens - Cathedral <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53085104"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/51/04/53085104.e9b1d324.240.jpg?r2" width="153" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The construction of the "Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens" started in 1220, after a predecessor Romanesque church burnt down two years earlier. Unusual for medieval structures, the first architects are known here. Robert de Luzarches was the architect until 1228. He was followed by Thomas de Cormont until 1258. His son, Renaud de Cormont, acted as the architect until 1288.<br /> <br /> Today Amiens Cathedral is the largest existing Gothic cathedral in France. There was a lot of competition between the cities and towns about the largest nave, the highest vaults. The long and relatively peaceful reign of Louis IX (aka "Saint Louis") brought prosperity to the region, so that Amiens could afford such a structure. The cathedral is 145m long (interior length 133,50m). The volume of the structure is about 200.000m³, Notre Dame de Paris has only about 100.000m³<br /> <br /> The west front was built from 1220 to 1236, actually the building process started here. There are three vast deep porches, capped with the gallery of twenty-two over lifesize kings. During a cleaning process in the 1990s, it was discovered that the facade was originally painted in multiple colours. The south tower was completed in 1366, the north one in 1406.<br /> <br /> The labyrinth</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53085098 tag:ipernity.com,2025-09-22,doc-53085098 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:33:52 +0000 2025-07-01T16:02:39+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53085098"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/98/53085098.125bb9ad.240.jpg?r2" width="159" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The construction of the "Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens" started in 1220, after a predecessor Romanesque church burnt down two years earlier. Unusual for medieval structures, the first architects are known here. Robert de Luzarches was the architect until 1228. He was followed by Thomas de Cormont until 1258. His son, Renaud de Cormont, acted as the architect until 1288.<br /> <br /> Today Amiens Cathedral is the largest existing Gothic cathedral in France. There was a lot of competition between the cities and towns about the largest nave, the highest vaults. The long and relatively peaceful reign of Louis IX (aka "Saint Louis") brought prosperity to the region, so that Amiens could afford such a structure. The cathedral is 145m long (interior length 133,50m). The volume of the structure is about 200.000m³, Notre Dame de Paris has only about 100.000m³<br /> <br /> The west front was built from 1220 to 1236, actually the building process started here. There are three vast deep porches, capped with the gallery of twenty-two over lifesize kings. During a cleaning process in the 1990s, it was discovered that the facade was originally painted in multiple colours. The south tower was completed in 1366, the north (higher) one in 1406.<br /> <br /> Though the stained glass windows - some dating bak to the 13th century - were dismantled and stored away for safekeeping, much of the glass was lost during the Word War 1. When after the war many of the surviving windows were sent to Paris for restoration work, an accidental fire destroyed even more. However, there are still a few original stained-glass windows in the cathedral.</div> Amiens - Cathedral <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53085098"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/98/53085098.125bb9ad.240.jpg?r2" width="159" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The construction of the "Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens" started in 1220, after a predecessor Romanesque church burnt down two years earlier. Unusual for medieval structures, the first architects are known here. Robert de Luzarches was the architect until 1228. He was followed by Thomas de Cormont until 1258. His son, Renaud de Cormont, acted as the architect until 1288.<br /> <br /> Today Amiens Cathedral is the largest existing Gothic cathedral in France. There was a lot of competition between the cities and towns about the largest nave, the highest vaults. The long and relatively peaceful reign of Louis IX (aka "Saint Louis") brought prosperity to the region, so that Amiens could afford such a structure. The cathedral is 145m long (interior length 133,50m). The volume of the structure is about 200.000m³, Notre Dame de Paris has only about 100.000m³<br /> <br /> The west front was built from 1220 to 1236, actually the building process started here. There are three vast deep porches, capped with the gallery of twenty-two over lifesize kings. During a cleaning process in the 1990s, it was discovered that the facade was originally painted in multiple colours. The south tower was completed in 1366, the north (higher) one in 1406.<br /> <br /> Though the stained glass windows - some dating bak to the 13th century - were dismantled and stored away for safekeeping, much of the glass was lost during the Word War 1. When after the war many of the surviving windows were sent to Paris for restoration work, an accidental fire destroyed even more. However, there are still a few original stained-glass windows in the cathedral.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53085058 tag:ipernity.com,2025-09-22,doc-53085058 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:20:54 +0000 2025-09-22T21:20:54+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53085058"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/58/53085058.3d46844a.240.jpg?r2" width="140" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The construction of the "Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens" started in 1220, after a predecessor Romanesque church burnt down two years earlier. Unusual for medieval structures, the first architects are known here. Robert de Luzarches was the architect until 1228. He was followed by Thomas de Cormont until 1258. His son, Renaud de Cormont, acted as the architect until 1288.<br /> <br /> Today Amiens Cathedral is the largest existing Gothic cathedral in France. There was a lot of competition between the cities and towns about the largest nave, the highest vaults. The long and relatively peaceful reign of Louis IX (aka "Saint Louis") brought prosperity to the region, so that Amiens could afford such a structure. The cathedral is 145m long (interior length 133,50m). The volume of the structure is about 200.000m³, Notre Dame de Paris has only about 100.000m³<br /> <br /> The west front was built from 1220 to 1236, actually the building process started here. There are three vast deep porches, capped with the gallery of twenty-two over lifesize kings. During a cleaning process in the 1990s, it was discovered that the facade was originally painted in multiple colours. The south tower was completed in 1366, the north (higher) one in 1406.<br /> <br /> Though the stained glass windows - some dating bak to the 13th century - were dismantled and stored away for safekeeping, much of the glass was lost during the Word War 1. When after the war many of the surviving windows were sent to Paris for restoration work, an accidental fire destroyed even more. However, there are still a few original stained-glass windows in the cathedral.<br /> <br /> The Northern rose window, ca. 1300</div> Amiens - Cathedral <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53085058"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/58/53085058.3d46844a.240.jpg?r2" width="140" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The construction of the "Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens" started in 1220, after a predecessor Romanesque church burnt down two years earlier. Unusual for medieval structures, the first architects are known here. Robert de Luzarches was the architect until 1228. He was followed by Thomas de Cormont until 1258. His son, Renaud de Cormont, acted as the architect until 1288.<br /> <br /> Today Amiens Cathedral is the largest existing Gothic cathedral in France. There was a lot of competition between the cities and towns about the largest nave, the highest vaults. The long and relatively peaceful reign of Louis IX (aka "Saint Louis") brought prosperity to the region, so that Amiens could afford such a structure. The cathedral is 145m long (interior length 133,50m). The volume of the structure is about 200.000m³, Notre Dame de Paris has only about 100.000m³<br /> <br /> The west front was built from 1220 to 1236, actually the building process started here. There are three vast deep porches, capped with the gallery of twenty-two over lifesize kings. During a cleaning process in the 1990s, it was discovered that the facade was originally painted in multiple colours. The south tower was completed in 1366, the north (higher) one in 1406.<br /> <br /> Though the stained glass windows - some dating bak to the 13th century - were dismantled and stored away for safekeeping, much of the glass was lost during the Word War 1. When after the war many of the surviving windows were sent to Paris for restoration work, an accidental fire destroyed even more. However, there are still a few original stained-glass windows in the cathedral.<br /> <br /> The Northern rose window, ca. 1300</div> Martin M. Miles