His journey’s just begun
Don’t think of him as gone away
his journey’s just begun,
life holds so many facets
this earth is only one.
Just think of him as resting
from the sorrows and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days and years.
Think how he must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our [...]
Archive for the tag 'Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse'
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Memories
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 15th 2012
It was rather dark inside the Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse which meant that the only photos I managed to take were of the two magnificent rose windows.
As I entered the church I heard some beautiful choral music from a male quartet. It was all too brief but it has left a lasting memory…
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 7th 2012
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Archway
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 5th 2012
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Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 4th 2012
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A Gargoyle or Two
21 Comments CherryPie on Jul 3rd 2012
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Architecture 100 :: 22 – Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse
The Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne was formerly the cathedral of Carcassonne. In 1801 it was replaced by the present Carcassonne Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne).
The present church is in origin a Romanesque of the 11th century, consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1096. It was built on the site of a Carolingian cathedral, of [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 2nd 2012
