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Paris 2014: Inside Notre-Dame de Paris (a re-post from 5 years ago)

Posted on April 16, 2019 by crowcanyonjournal

Here is another photo story I posted five years ago after returning from our three-week vacation in Paris. In this posting we look inside the magnificent Notre Dame Cathedral. The architecture we know today as Gothic developed in France in … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014: Notre Dame de Paris

Posted on April 15, 2019 by crowcanyonjournal

My wife and I spent three weeks in Paris in May of 2014 and during that time we visited Notre Dame twice. The following article is a re-post of an article I first uploaded on August 15, 2014. Later on … Continue reading →

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MM 197 Missions in Monochrome: Mission Santa Clara

Posted on February 19, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

Our granddaughter Lia is currently in the fourth grade and is studying California Missions. Her brother Tyler is a high school sophomore who has been receiving lots of inquiries from colleges all over the country because of his recent high … Continue reading →

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Inside La Sagrada Familia

Posted on March 27, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

We learned a lot about about Antoni Gaudi during our first six days in Barcelona last Fall. We saw the lamppost he designed for the Placa Reial on our walk down La Rambla. We walked past two of his majestic … Continue reading →

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San Francisco’s St. Mary’s Cathedral

Posted on August 8, 2015 by crowcanyonjournal

The Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption sits atop a hill on the corner of Geary Blvd and Gough St now called Cathedral Hill. It is the city’s third Catholic cathedral. The first, now called Old St Mary’s, was … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014: La Sainte-Chapelle and Violins

Posted on December 26, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

We visited La Sainte-Chapelle twice during our stay in Paris last Spring. The first time was to admire the magnificent stained glass windows, two-thirds of which date back to the mid-13th century. Then we came back a few days later … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014: Saint-Germaine-des-Prés

Posted on September 2, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

There are two famous Catholic churches in the Parisian neighborhood where we stayed for three weeks last May. I have already uploaded a few postings about St Sulpice (see here and here and here) which is just a few blocks … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014: Notre Dame (again) and Monochrome Madness

Posted on August 26, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

I went back to my photos of Notre-Dame to find my entry to week 26 of Laura and Leanne’s Monochrome Madness Challenge over on Leanne’s website. Leanne suggested that our entries this week be of the variety that look at … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014: Inside Notre-Dame de Paris

Posted on August 22, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

The architecture we know today as Gothic developed in France in the middle of the 12th century. The main features of this new architectural style as opposed to the old Romanesque were pointed arches, ribbed vaults, high ceilings, stained glass … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014: Notre Dame de Paris

Posted on August 15, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

It’s not the prettiest church we’ve seen. It’s the largest in Paris but we have seen many in Europe that are larger. It’s not even the oldest Gothic church around. St  Denis is older. Hey, but it’s Notre Dame and … Continue reading →

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