- Image ID
- 1052
- Filename
- xti_0151p.jpg
- Title
- Chartres Labyrinth
- Location
- Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France
- Caption
- The stone floor of Chartres Cathedral still bears its ancient floor labyrinth (1205), used for walking contemplation by monks and still used for meditation by pilgrims. There is just one path through the labyrinth and it is 964 feet long. The circumference of the labyrinth is 131 feet, almost exactly the same size as the West Rose window. And the labyrinth is the same distance from the west entrance as the West Rose is from the floor - so if the west wall fell inwards, the rose would land directly on the Labyrinth.
- Dates
- created July 22, 2008 | added November 12, 2009 | updated February 27, 2025
- Part of Trip
- 7
- Credit
- Holly Hayes
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. May not be copied without permission.
- Camera
- Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
- EXIF Data
- 10 mm · 4.00000 sec · ISO 100
- Image Size
- 5200 x 3467 px (18 MP)
- Quality
- 10
- EdStockPhoto?
- yes
- Art History Images?
- yes