Bridges

11/04/2018•architecture, France, Travel

A Bridge to Nowhere

Pont Saint-Bénézet, also known as the Pont d’Avignon, Avignon, France

The Pont Saint-Bénézet, also known as the Pont d’Avignon, is a medieval bridge in Avignon, in southern France. Originally a wooden bridge spanning the Rhone, the bridge was rebuilt in stone beginning in 1234. It had 22 stone arches when completed. The bridge was abandoned in the mid-17th century because the arches collapsed during floods. Today, only four arches and the gatehouse on the Avignon end of the bridge survive.

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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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Onward to Aix-en-Provence

03/02/2018•Destinations, Photography, Travel

A charming town in Provence, Aix has churches, fountains, plazas, restaurants, banks, and shops. And masses and masses of students. It was gloriously sunny and mild when I arrived this afternoon. So nice to escape the frigid weather of Beaune.