SMeG down the nave
Here is an interesting view of the axiality of a Gothic Cathedral: All the way from the High Altar to the window over the entrance….or the other way around.
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- Last but not least…well maybe least, the building next door trying to copy the Gothic detailing.
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- Here is an interesting view of the axiality of a Gothic Cathedral: All the way from the High Altar to the window over the entrance….or the other way around.
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- The view of the Cathedral as you leave the city center.
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- Yes, this church even had some nice buttressing.
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- This Cathedral is truly a Gothic church. It has the three levels: Arcade, Triforium, and Clerestory.
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- Catholicism: The Religion of Both/And, Light and Dark edition.
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- Gothic Churches often have two doors in the main entrance…one for people entering and one for people exiting. Also, look at that sculpture in the tympanum. Delightful.
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- As usual, I have to include a photo of the nave wall. This one was particularly beautiful at 11am when I took this.
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- This seems to be a theme in the churches here in Belgium….having the saints line the columns. It is also present in St. John Lateran in Rome.
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- I love side aisles.
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- This side entrance rivals Chartres. Don’t believe me?
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- This is another common theme in Belgian churches…Tapestries on the wall.
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- The Gothic ideal of transformed light in action. Really cool.
