Lens-Artists Challenge: Ancient

Posted on October 21, 2025

This towering bastion – all the more imposing for surmounting a rocky outcrop – is to be found in the mightily impressive medieval city of Chauvigny, near Poitiers in the Vienne département of France.

Category: Autrefois Tagged: Ancient, Architecture, Chauvigny, France, Lens-Artists, Medieval, Stone, Stonemasonry

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Tuesday Photo Challenge: Stone

Posted on September 24, 2019

Frank is looking for images of stone to meet his theme for the Tuesday Photo Challenge this week. This small portion of the massive façade of Chartres Cathedral has stone aplenty and certainly would have made a powerful statement about the overwhelming power of the Church.