Sculpture, North Portal, Chartres cathedral, France

Sculpted head of a lion within a hollow trefoil, opposite the statue of Melchizedek in the central bay of the North Portal, built 1198-1217, Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Other animals included in this scheme are a rabbit, a dragon, a goose, a deer and a frog, although some are very badly damaged. The North Portal was the last of the 3 portals to be built at Chartres and is monumental in scale. Its sculpted works follow the theme of Redemption. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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LC13_FRANCE_MC589.JPG

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© Manuel Cohen

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13th century afternoon animal architectural architecture belief carved carving cathedral Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Chartres catholic Catholicism central bay Centre Chartres Chartres cathedral Christian Christianity color color image colour colour image day Eure-et-Loir Europe European exterior faith France French Gothic heritage history hole image indoors inside interior lion north porch North Portal outdoors outside photograph photography religion religious Roman Rite catholic sacred sculpted sculpture square square image stone trefoil UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Chartres, France