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Rose Windows: Why Your Neck Hurts in a Cathedral
From Abbot Suger to Sainte-Chapelle and from Chartres blue to AI glass reconstructions: why people have been falling silent under circular color explosions 13 meters wide for 800 years.
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Discovering Laon: Secrets of the Cathedral Notre-Dame
We spoke to a local guide, Lucie Legroux, who revealed the secrets of this hidden gem in northern France.
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Laon Cathedral: a Guided Tour
Interview with Lucie Legroux, official tour guide of Laon Cathedral. She takes you on an online guided tour into this magnificent early Gothic cathedral.
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Laon: A Forgotten City of Wine, Power, and Gothic Splendor
Did you know wine once paid for Laon’s cathedral? In the 12th century, this northern French city boasted vineyards that helped build one of Europe’s earliest Gothic masterpieces. The French Revolution brought this prosperity to an end—yet traces remain, waiting to be rediscovered.
