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03/05/2011 09:46:36 AM |
| great capture, so interesting |
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03/05/2011 09:40:16 AM |
 Mariuca Quote:"A certain usurer of Dijon, walking beneath the west façade, was killed by the fall of one of the gargoyles. The other usurers of the city clubbed together and obtained the removal of all these dangerous objects, of which the Dominican was an eye-witness. The present gargoyles were placed in the façade only in 1881. They are none of them gargoyles in the proper sense of the word, for they play no part in the water drainage system."
A fascinating story and capture. Thanks for posting. I don't remember ever seeing this many together. (I have another location added to my "bucket list".) |
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03/05/2011 04:53:43 AM |
| Oh, wow! That's quite a crowd. |
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03/05/2011 02:10:50 AM |
| Amazing, and to think each one of these was hand carved. |
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03/05/2011 12:53:04 AM |
| Interesting figures. Nice capture. Those gorgoyles can't seem to get enough of the sun :) |
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03/04/2011 08:49:27 PM |
Originally posted by sfalice:
Dijon_Top - there's a story here. Tell me! This must be Dijon, France - the figures are fabulous, and the angle gives a great deal of mystery to the image. It's a fine picture as is, but the *story* The *why*?
And dang, I can't find it easily on line, so come clean, Mariuca, what are all these figures doing here. Who are they, and are they all eating mustard?
Did they know M. F. K. Fisher?
:))
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I sent you a PM Alice. Yes, Dijon, Notre Dame cathedral. Lots of gargoyles with a funny story indeed.
"A certain usurer of Dijon, walking beneath the west façade, was killed by the fall of one of the gargoyles. The other usurers of the city clubbed together and obtained the removal of all these dangerous objects, of which the Dominican was an eye-witness. The present gargoyles were placed in the façade only in 1881. They are none of them gargoyles in the proper sense of the word, for they play no part in the water drainage system."
Thanks for the interest! |
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03/04/2011 08:13:42 PM |
Dijon_Top - there's a story here. Tell me! This must be Dijon, France - the figures are fabulous, and the angle gives a great deal of mystery to the image. It's a fine picture as is, but the *story* The *why*?
And dang, I can't find it easily on line, so come clean, Mariuca, what are all these figures doing here. Who are they, and are they all eating mustard?
Did they know M. F. K. Fisher?
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Alice |
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