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Strasbourg(2019)
The Cathedral of Notre Dame
Index - Europe
October 2019
This Gothic Cathedral was built from 1015 to 1439
It uniquely has only one spire because the ground would not support a second
 
   

While this is our 3rd visit to the cathedral,
it is the 1st time we have seen the
astronomical clock in motion

The angels struck the bells to
announce the time

 

 

 

 
   

When the sequence begins,

At left: The 2nd level from the top displays the figure
of an old man in black

Once the sequence is complete
he has been replaced by the figure
of a child in white as shown below


At left is the ornate main entrance

Below is an alternate access point

with significant sculptures