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Vézelay Abbey
The ones who have not yet received the Word of God are not quite human: some are dwarfes... -
Vézelay Abbey
... and some have elephant ears. -
Château de Chenonceau
Every room had its own fireplace, making the castle rather cosy. This is a detail on the fireplace in Chambre de François Ier. -
Château de Chambord
The vaulted ceilings in the 2nd floor: F as the initials of François Ier and plenty of salamanders, some eating the good fire and others putting out the bad fire. Just don't know which are which. -
Marble Hallway
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Cloister
What a lovely cloister this is. -
Monserrate
In 1846, Francis Cook, the 1st Viscount of Monserrate, built this Gothic-Indian-Moorish-shiny-pretty palace. -
Vézelay Abbey
The portal on the exterior of the church. -
Vézelay Abbey
A lovely detail on the facade indicates the grandeur inside. -
Vézelay Abbey
St Paul the Hermit's burial. Saint Anthony burying Saint Paul, with two lions digging the grave.