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Tuesday, 19 March 2013

France - Paris day 03 - Cluny Museum

This Abbott's Townhome, or hotel, was built Iin the 1300's and converted to a Museum for the gothic past of France in 1843.
 This statue was part of a crypt and they have been removed for a better display.
The stained glass has been displayed wonderfully at eye level and backlit for proper enjoyment.
This is the ceiling of the chapel and reminded my wife and I of the buildings of Rivendell.
Here are the buried heads from Notre Dame, I posted about earlier.
They have incredible works of devotional art. This is quite the world class medieval museum.
The unicorn and the lady tapestries are one of the main draws for visitors and scolars.
This a book on learning medieval combat from the 1300's.
There was a class of extremely talented students of art, drawing statuary.

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