Stained glass windows and pillars and statuary were destroyed. The building was hit again in 1917 and 1918. Reims was restored and fully reopened in 1938. The Cologne Cathedral was tested by ...

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Fourteen days to go before the cathedral reopens… David Bordes © Rebâtir Notre-Dame de Paris. Five little-known facts about Notre-Dame de Paris The world’s most famous cathedral may be resurrected ...

PARIS—American presidents have libraries to preserve their legacy. The French prefer glass. François Mitterrand gave the Louvre its distinctive glass pyramid; Georges Pompidou built an art ...

Several original aspects were conserved, but a symphony of color was added, in the restored murals and stained glass, plus marble additions and painted additions. This magnificent cathedral is in ...

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Visit the homepage for more information. In the famous Tapestry of Our Lady in the Cathedral of Reims (tableau VI: Perfections of Mary) you see her sitting and weaving.

President Trump called remarks by the bishop of the National Cathedral "nasty in tone" hours after she delivered a sermon that included a plea to "have mercy" on immigrant and refugee families and ...

Though many medieval stained glass windows were destroyed during the Reformation, there are still plenty of historical and some more modern examples to be found: it’s used throughout Canterbury ...

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