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Illustration - Toulouse

FRANCE. HAUTE-GARONNE (31) TOULOUSE. BASILIQUE SAINT SERNIN. BUILT FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE 10TH CENTURY TO HOUSE NUMEROUS RELICS, INCLUDING THAT OF SAINT SATURNIN, THE CURRENT CHURCH WAS CONSECRATED IN 1096 BY POPE URBAIN II. ELEVATED TO THE RANK OF BASILICA IN 1878, IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CENTRES OF PILGRIMAGE IN THE MEDIEVAL WEST AND REMAINS THE LARGEST SURVIVING ROMANESQUE CHURCH IN EUROPE. HERE, THE CHOIR AND APSE OF THE MONUMENT AS SEEN FROM THE SQUARE TO THE EAST. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Lille

FRANCE. NORD (59) LILLE - CATHEDRAL NOTRE DAME DE LA TREILLE : PAVEMENT OF THE CENTRAL APSE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 25: CHOIR AND APSE. ON THE LEFT, THE PULPIT OF SAINT PIERRE. ON THE RIGHT, THE TRANSEPT AND THE BALDACHIN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) CATHEDRALE NOTRE DAME DE PARIS. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, AERIAL VIEW (IN A BALLOON) FROM THE VAULT OF THE NAVE, THE NORTH TRANSEPT, THE CHOIR AND APSE, AND THE SOUTH TRANSEPT. IN THE UPPER FOREGROUND, THE OCULUS AND KEYSTONE OF THE TRANSEPT CROSSING. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) EXCLUSIVE REPORT FROM THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE CHOIR AS SEEN FROM THE KEYSTONE ABOVE THE APSE. ON THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, THE GLASS ARTISTS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE GLORIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN AND, ON THE SIDES, THE FOUNDERS OF THE CHURCH, SAINT DENIS AND SAINT MARCEL. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) SITE NOTRE DAME DE PARIS (24 MAY 2024) : BENEDICTION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CROIX DU CHEVET (DESIGNED BY VIOLLET-LE-DUC), A 12-METRE-HIGH, 1.5-TON MASTERPIECE OF IRONWORK. IT IS NOW ANCHORED SOME FORTY METRES ABOVE THE GROUND, AT THE TOP OF THE APSE OF THE CHOIR FRAME. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BEFORE THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF APRIL 15 2019. EXCLUSIVE REPORT IN THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE CHOIR VIEWED FROM THE KEYSTONE ABOVE THE CHOIR. EXECUTED IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO RESTORE THE SANCTUARY OF DARKNESS AND FIND THE MYSTERY, THE SIDE WINDOWS DESCRIBE THE FOUNDERS OF THE CHURCH OF PARIS, INCLUDING SAINT DENIS AND SAINT MARCEL, WHEN THOSE OF THE APSE (TOP RIGHT) ADDRESS THE GLORIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN. BOTTOM LEFT, THE TRANSEPT AND THE NAVE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BEFORE THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF APRIL 15 2019. EXCLUSIVE REPORT IN THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE CHOIR SEEN FROM THE KEYSTONE ABOVE THE APSE. WILLED BY LOUIS XIII IN APPRECIATION OF MOTHERHOOD ANNE OF AUSTRIA, BUT EXECUTED BY HIS SON LOUIS XIV, THE BAROQUE ALTAR HAS REGAINED DARKNESS AND MYSTERY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. ON STAINED GLASS, ART GLASS HIGHLIGHTED THE GLORIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN, AND ON THE SIDES, GAVE A FACE TO THE FOUNDERS OF THE CHURCH OF PARIS, INCLUDING SAINT DENIS AND SAINT MARCEL. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE APSE OF THE CHOIR AND THE PIETA MADE BY NICOLAS COUSTOU. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. MANCHE (50) AERIAL VIEW OF MONT SAINT MICHEL AT SUNRISE SEEN FROM THE SOUTHEAST. IN THE FOREGROUND, THE ABBEY DWELLINGS, THEN THE CHOIR AND THE APSE OF THE ABBEY CHURCH, IN THE FLAMBOYANT GOTHIC STYLE, AND FINALLY THE STEEPLE OF THE CHURCH, IN THE ROMANESQUE STYLE. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MONASTERY IS SPREAD OVER SEVERAL CENTURIES AND MIXES DIFFERENT STYLES. IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE RIGHT, THE ISLET OF TOMBELAINE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY - MANCHE (50) AERIAL VIEW OF MONT SAINT MICHEL FROM THE EAST. IN THE FOREGROUND, THE APSE OF THE ABBEY CHURCH. ON THE RIGHT, THE MARVEL Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - NORMANDY - MANCHE (50): MONT SAINT MICHEL SEEN FROM THE NORTHEAST. IN THE FOREGROUND, THE APSE OF THE ABBEY CHURCH. AERIAL PHOTO TAKEN FROM A TETHERED BALLOON. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - NORMANDY - MANCHE (50): MONT SAINT MICHEL SEEN FROM THE EAST. IN THE FOREGROUND, THE APSE OF THE ABBEY CHURCH. AERIAL PHOTO TAKEN FROM A TETHERED BALLOON. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Monument Cathedra Petri (or 'throne of St. Peter') in the apse of Saint Peter's basilica, Vatican on December 18, 2018. Gian Lorenzo Bernini created a large bronze throne in which a chair which was often claimed to have been used by the apostle St Peter, was housed, raised high on four looping supports held effortlessly by massive bronze statues of four Doctors of the Church. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM