Tag: churches and cathedrals
A Traveler’s Guide to Sanctuary Cities in France
It gives me a cheap thrill to think that you’d start reading this article in order to discover—with admiration or contempt—which towns and cities in France limit their cooperation with the national government in enforcing immigration laws.
Sparks of Curiosity in Saintes
When Gary Lee Kraut visited Saintes, an often-bypassed town by a bend in the Charente River, he saw vivid remnants of Rome, the 2000-year-old hand of a mason, and an arch dedicated to an unruly hereditary gang. He met gladiators, fled from a saint’s crypt, slept in the cell of a medieval nunnery, wandered through a weird museum, and swirled vintage Cognac.
Notre-Dame: An Interview with Witnesses to a Dazzling Restoration
During the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, few journalists were authorized to enter the cathedral more than Sophie Laurant, senior reporter at Le Pèlerin. Even fewer photographers were given access than Stéphane Compoint.
Interview : Notre-Dame, témoins clés d’une restauration éblouissante
Peu de journalistes ont été autorisés à pénétrer dans la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris pendant la période de restauration aussi souvent que Sophie Laurant, grand reporter au Pèlerin. Et encore moins de photographes ont obtenu des autorisations aussi fréquemment et aussi largement que Stéphane Compoint, photojournaliste indépendant.
Judgment Day at Notre-Dame de Paris
We stood across the square from Notre-Dame. There it was, the western façade of the cathedral, the three doors, the row of kings, the rose window, the two towers, a peek at the steeple. Susan thought it beautiful. Her daughter Claire thought it ugly. I was their guide. "Gary’s going to tell us about it and you’ll see that it’s beautiful,” said Susan. "I never said it was beautiful," I said.
A Year Ends, A Year Begins in a Hopeful Little Paris Garden
The year 2015 ends on a bright and hopeful day in Paris. I’m relieved to feel no compulsion to come up with resolutions for 2016; I can simply reuse those of 2015 since none of them was realized. Something about this makes me happy.
Moulins (Auvergne) and the National Costume Center
Deep in the heart of France, the little-known town of Moulins (Auvergne) reveals the fabric of great theater at the National Costume Museum, particularly this year when the museum celebrates the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth with an exhibition of costumes from some of the bard’s most emblematic plays, on display through Jan. 4, 2015.
An Extraordinary View Over Paris Becomes Accessible to the Public
One of the most extraordinary views over Paris became accessible to the general public this summer as the Tour Saint Jacques or Saint James Tower opened to the public (in limited numbers) for the first time in its nearly 500-year history of existence.
Dear Notre-Dame: A Letter for Pentecost Time
Dear Notre-Dame. On the occasion of Pentecost, rest assured that I am not mocking you—certainly not in the way that someone has recently ridiculed poor Corneille up on the hill near the scant relics of your beloved St. Geneviève.