Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) SUMMER 2012. EXCLUSIVE REPORT FROM THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE TRESOR ROOMS, HOUSED IN THE CHAPTER SACRISTY SINCE THE MID-19TH CENTURY. DESIGNED BY VIOLLET LE DUC, THEY WERE RENOVATED TO MARK THE 850TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CATHEDRAL. HERE, THE CAMEO COLLECTION. THESE FIGURES OF THE 268 POPES WHO HAVE SUCCEEDED EACH OTHER, FROM SAINT PETER TO PIUS IX, WERE SCULPTED ON CORAL BY THE ENGRAVERS OF TORRE DEL GRECO (NEAR NAPLES), WHO SPECIALISE IN THIS TYPE OF WORK. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) SUMMER 2012. EXCLUSIVE REPORT FROM THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL IN PARIS. THE TRESOR ROOMS, HOUSED IN THE CHAPTER SACRISTY SINCE THE MID-19TH CENTURY. DESIGNED BY VIOLLET LE DUC, THEY WERE RENOVATED TO MARK THE 850TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CATHEDRAL. HERE, THE RELIQUARY OF SAINT LOUIS, DESIGNED BY VIOLLET LE DUC AND MADE IN 1857 BY THE GOLDSMITH CHERTIER. IT CONTAINS THE SAINT'S RELICS: A LINEN TUNIC AND CHAINS OF PENANCE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL. THE ROOMS OF THE TREASURY, GATHERED IN THE SACRISTY OF THE CHAPTER SINCE THE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY. THEIR ARRANGEMENTS, MADE BY VIOLLET LE DUC, WAS RENOVATED AT THE 850TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CATHEDRAL. THE ROOMS EXHIBIT AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF ORNAMENTS, CHALICES, CROSSES, CAMEOS REPRESENTING THE POPES FROM ST. PETER, AND RELIQUARIES (THE ORIGINAL TREASURY WAS LOOTED DURING THE REVOLUTION). HERE, THE FIRST RELIQUARY OF THE HOLY CROWN OF THORNS, WITH GILDED COPPER AND GOLD GROUND, WAS MADE IN 1806 BY GOLDSMITH CHARLES CAHIER. THE WORLD GLOBE IS SURMOUNTED BY A CROSS, SUPPORTED BY THREE ANGELS. THE CROWN WAS SEALED IN THE CRYSTAL, INSERTED INTO THE BASE. TODAY, THE BASE CONTAINS A PIECE OF THE TRUE CROSS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

850th anniv. of Shinran's birth

850th anniv. of Shinran's birth

Buddhist monks hold a memorial service at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on March 25, 2023, to mark the 850th anniversary of the birth of Shinran, founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism.

850th anniv. of Shinran's birth

850th anniv. of Shinran's birth

Buddhist monks hold a memorial service at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on March 25, 2023, to mark the 850th anniversary of the birth of Shinran, founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism.

850th anniv. of Shinran's birth

850th anniv. of Shinran's birth

Buddhist monks hold a memorial service at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on March 25, 2023, to mark the 850th anniversary of the birth of Shinran, founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism.