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.

Lens-Artists Challenge: Ancient
Category: Autrefois Tagged: Ancient, Architecture, Chauvigny, France, Lens-Artists, Medieval, Stone, Stonemasonry
Posted on August 4, 2024
The bell tower of the church in the village of Rancon.

Category: Uncategorized Tagged: #cellpicsunday, Bell tower, Cellpic Sunday, Church, Rancon, Stonemasonry, wind vane
Posted on August 31, 2017
The Gothic arches and vaulted ceiling of the cloister at the Abbey of Noirlac constitute an impressive architectural structure:

Weekly Photo Challenge: Structure
Category: Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged: Architecture, Cloister, Noirlac, Stonemasonry, Stonework, Structure, Weekly Photo Challenge, weeklyphotochallenge
Posted on January 24, 2017
Take a moment to look up as you enter St Mary’s church in Beverley and you’ll see some intricate carving – as well as some pretty scary faces.

Tuesdays of Texture
Category: Texture Tagged: Architecture, Beverley, Church, St Mary's Church, Stonemasonry, Stonework, Texture, TuesdaysofTexture
Posted on September 30, 2016
The impressive architecture of St Mary’s Church in Beverley, East Yorkshire includes these graceful curves, which, to judge by the words carved on the little bust (“And his wife made this”), show a feminine touch.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Circles and Curves
Category: Black & White Tagged: Architecture, Black & White, Cee's Black & White Photo Challenge, Church, Curves, St Mary's Church, Stonemasonry