Textures in Metal

10/04/2018•architecture, Denmark, gothic

Hand Hammered

Roskilde Cathedral, door hardware, Absalon Passage.

Detail from door leading to the Absalon Arch, an arched passage between the Roskilde Cathedral and the Bishop’s House (now the Roskilde Palace).

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Black & White Sunday: After and Before

03/28/2018•architecture, France, gothic

A Rose Window By Any Other Name

: Rose Window and Organ Pipes, St. John’s Catholic Church, Aix-en-Provence, France

: Rose Window and Organ Pipes, St. John’s Catholic Church, Aix-en-Provence, France

The Church of St. John-de-Malte in Aix-en-Provence was the first Gothic church in Provence, France. Although the church was built in the 13th century, the rose window is from the 19th century (installed in 1896) and the organ is contemporary (installed in 2006).

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On the Road Again – Paris

12/19/2017•France, gothic, religion

I arrived in Paris on Monday to spend Christmas with my niece and her fiance. Chilly temps but a festive city.

Yesterday we visited Basilica Saint-Denis. What a wonderful church to visit and it is not on a lot tour list. It is the burial site for many French kings and queens. Don’t miss it the next time you visit Paris.