Gothic Cathedrals

When done the previous assignment, go on a tour of some of the beautiful Medieval churches, but around a 1000 years ago.  For your own tour, here is a link to a virtual tour of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral, a Gothic church built in the Middle ages, about a thousand years ago.  Here is link to the outside. Here is a another Notre Dame Cathedral in France, a little newer, but still very old.  This church, Sainte-Chapelle, is older than the two Notre Dame churches. Here is a link to multiple pictures of multiple Gothic Churches from the Middle Ages.

Note  the pointed arches

and the ribbed vaults.


the huge doors



 the flying buttresses






all the windows


 the grotesques






and gargoyles




Gargoyles doing their work while the teacher was caught in the rain.



And inside be prepared to see some Relics



Information here and here and here on the role of relics and what some of them were/are.




Take some time with the above links and enjoy the virtual field trip. You might find it a little cool in the churches, and remember, no matter how hot outside, shoes, covered shoulders and covered knees inside the church, and a uncovered head for men.