Reims Favorites

Fondest memory:
Look above and you will see a wonderful gothic cheiling. It was great to photograph because the windows lightened it well.

I was sitting on the floor when I take this picture.

And please feel free to click on the picture if you would like to see the great details of it ...

Fondest memory:
The cathedral also haves some beautiful gothic interiors ......

When taking pics and whe you have only one camera (like me), a 200 ASA film is a good choice. You can make good pics outside and also inside, because shutter speed is faster but the quality of pics is good enough to scan.

But maybe a digital camera is more practical ...

Favorite thing:
The main attraction of Reims is its cathedral "Notre Dame", a masterpiece of french gotic architecture. They began to build it in 1211 ..... and no wonder that the UNESCO has put it on their World Heritage list. It is absolutely worth to see ......
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Fondest memory:
The two gothic towers were richly decorated with lot of wonderful gothic ornaments. You will see this magnificance if you click on the picture!

Favorite thing:
The forefront tells a lot about the life of holy Mary and its is richly decorated with gothic ornaments.....
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Fondest memory:
And over the entrance you can also see the one of the great gothic windows created by Marc Chagall. He also created gothic windows in Zürich and Mainz. They all look very special and unique. Please read the following tip to get more infos about this great artist.

Favorite thing:
Here you can see the chagall-window again. for a different perspective and it is a little bit hidden here. I had wonderful light conditions, which were perfect for taking good pics.
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Fondest memory:
Marc Chagall, he is also known as Mark Zakharovich Shagall (this is his russian name) was a french-russian painter and stained glass artist. He lived between 1887 and 1985.

During his long life (he came 98 years old) he created lots of paintings and glass works which could be seen in museums worldwide. Some of it greatest masterpieces are in the Guggenheim Museum in New York, in Australia, Switzerland, to name just a few of the countries.

Favorite thing: Your first day in Reims should be dedicated to the visit of "musts" such as the four monuments listed as World Heritage by UNESCO : the Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Tau Palace, the Saint-Remi Basilica and the Saint-Remi Museum, the latter named after the bishop who baptized Clovis. Later, you will discover the secrets of the making of the king of wines, and get a taste of it, in one of the many Champagne Houses of Reims.

Favorite thing:
This is the place where you may enter the cathedral. The gate is also so richly decrated with gothic ornaments telling stories about things which happened long time ago .....

Just feel free to click on the picture to see all the amazing details of this wonderful gate.

Favorite thing: .
Français:
Le Champagne, le Roi des Vins et dont le nom s'écrit et se prononce de la même façon partout dans le monde.

English:
Champagne, King of the Wines and his name is written and pronouced the same way in the whole world.