Famous Stained-Glass Windows in France, Episode 216
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2018
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode, Elyse inspires us to go see stained-glass windows in France. Those windows almost always explore religious themes so we'll take stops at several Cathedrals that are worth a visit just to admire the stained-glass.
Stained-Glass Windows from the early 1200s in France
One of the places we stop during today's conversation is the Chartres Cathedral. The stained-glass windows you see there today were installed between 1205 and 1240. I don't know about you, but that makes me feel small.
Some of these churches are so tall that we can only see a lot of details with the help of binoculars or zoom lenses. As you know if you've been following the podcast for a while, Annie loves photography and has tried to photograph details of stained-glass windows for many years.
Stained-Glass Windows and Abbé Suger
I took the photo you see above at the Saint-Denis Basilica in Paris. This is where Abbé Suger lived and worked and where he preached that Divine Light lived in the Cathedral. Some of us choose to see this as a physical phenomenon, some of us choose to see it as a religious experience. Either way, it's beautiful and Abbé Suger was on to something when he linked the beauty light and stained-glass can bring to a Cathedral and the feeling of divinity.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is Join Us in France episode 216. |
| 0:04.3 | Bonjour, I'm Annie, and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France. |
| 0:09.5 | It's many quirks, it's history, it's language, and of course the itineraries and destinations in France, |
| 0:16.6 | because hopefully you'll be visiting soon. |
| 0:20.0 | On today's episode, Elise shares her wealth of knowledge about stained glass windows in France. |
| 0:27.0 | Those windows almost always explore religious themes, |
| 0:31.0 | so we'll take stops at several cathedrals that are worth visiting just |
| 0:35.3 | to admire the stained glass. |
| 0:37.6 | For example, most of the glass you see at the Schachter Cathedral today was installed between 1205 and 1240. |
| 0:49.0 | I don't know about you, but that makes me feel small. |
| 0:53.0 | Some of these churches are so tall that you can only see a lot of the detail of the |
| 0:58.4 | stained glass with the help of binoculars or zoom lenses. |
| 1:03.2 | As you know, if you've been following the podcast for a while, |
| 1:06.0 | I love photography, and one of the challenges I've taken on |
| 1:09.7 | is to photograph details of stained glass windows, even the ones that are perched up all the way up there. |
| 1:17.2 | And if you want to see the intricacy of those windows, |
| 1:20.7 | visit join us in France in France.com |
| 1:25.8 | where you'll see a lot of photos in the show notes. |
| 1:29.5 | Look for the blue button that says show notes |
| 1:32.4 | under join us in France dot com. blue button that says show notes under |
| 1:33.0 | uh... journeys in France dot com to 116 |
| 1:36.4 | maybe this is something you've never thought about but many modern cameras are |
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