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Monday Window: Nantes Cathedral
Posted on July 20, 2020
Some readers might have heard about the fire that caused severe damage over the weekend to the cathedral in the city of Nantes. I’ve posted a couple of images of the stained glass windows in this enormous edifice in the past and here is another, rather poignant one.
As well as the arched window, this image shows the cathedral’s massive baroque organ, dating back about 400 years. According to reports, the organ was almost entirely destroyed by fire, although fortunatelly the cathedral as a whole did not suffer anything like the damage that befell Notre Dame in Paris.
#MondayWindow 20 July 2020
Monday Window: Abbaye de la Reau
Posted on July 13, 2020
High up in a wall in the unrestored part of the Abbaye de la Reau is this unassuming little window with shutters of an unusual – or at least very old – design.
#MondayWindow 13 July 2020
Monday Window: Perigueux Cathedral
Posted on July 6, 2020
I missed out on posting a window last Monday, so to make up the shortfall here are two fine examples of stained glass, from the Cathedral of Saint Front, in Perigueux.
Monday Window 6 July2020
Monday Window: The church at Azay-Le-Ferron
Posted on June 22, 2020
Last week I featured a window at the chateau in Azay-Le-Ferron, and this week I’ve moved on to the church.
Stained glass is nowhere near as impressive when viewed from the outside, but it’s an interesting and attractive window nonetheless, and harmonises well with the church door, I think.
#MondayWindow 22 June 2020
Monday Window: Confolens
Posted on June 8, 2020
Another mightily impressive stained glass window from the church in Confolens:
#MondayWindow 8 June 2020
Monday Window: Noirlac
Posted on June 1, 2020
The restored Abbaye de Noirlac includes a number of bedrooms furnished in the appropriate style. With the bed being off to the left, behind the curtain, you could probably describe this particular example in hotel terms as a ‘junior suite’.
#MondayWindow 1 June 2020
Monday Window: Nantes
Posted on May 25, 2020
Another of the restored (replaced) stained glass window from the cathedral of Nantes.
#MondayWindow 25 May 2020
Monday Window: Sir Bani Yas
Posted on May 18, 2020
This is part of the Royal Villa at the eponymous hotel on Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
Best upgrade we ever had….
Monday Window 18 May 2020
Monday Window: Blond
Posted on May 11, 2020
Any village around here worth its salt has a medieval church, but the one at Blond – which, unusually, is fortified – is one of the more impressive. Note the thickness of the walls.
#MondayWindow 11 May 2020
Monday Window: Saint-Junien
Posted on May 4, 2020
A derelict building in the town of Saint-Junien:
#MondayWindow 4 May 2020
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