On one of our mornings in Le Puy-en-Velay, we decided to go see the cathedral. It's one of the most famous churches in France, in part because it was and still is a starting point for the long pilgrimage to the church in Santiago de Compostela — Saint-Jacques de Compostelle in French. The pilgrimage is a long walk that it takes at least two months to do.
Above is a photo showing you what the cathedral looks like in its urban setting, with the huge statue of Notre-Dame de France above and behind it. The statue dates back to about 1860. Below is a slideshow with photos I took in and around the cathedral.
The cathedral in Le Puy is also famous for its Black Madonna (Vierge Noire) — I managed to capture an image of it and you'll see it in the slideshow (the one in the purple cloak). It was very dark inside the cathedral so I don't have many other photos of the interior. The other images here are ones I captured as we explored the little streets of Le Puy's Ville Haute (the upper city) around the cathedral.
You can choose to view the slideshow in full-screen mode as well as control the speed of the show by using the YouTube tools in the lower right-hand corner of the window or screen. It lasts a little less than three minutes if you run it as I posted it. I've set it up to "loop" — to run again from the beginning after the last image displays.
Mes souvenirs de l'intérieur de la cathédrale sont assez flous, sauf pour les peintures murales des Arts libéraux qui m'avaient frappées par leur qualité.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a treat your photos are. It's funny that I don't even remember this cathedral as much as I do remember for certain being in the little chapel, but I'm sure we would have gone to see this. Amazing. And--- the blue sky! What an amazing backdrop. Wonderful!
Oh, and, following your link about La Vierge noire, I see that the original, here, was given by Louis IX, Saint Louis! Fun tidbit for today, and all the more reason for me to share this with my classes during our Medieval unit. I have seen the Black Madonna in Rocamadour, but wasn't aware that so many exist all over the world.
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