Notre-Dame

 Il y a plus de 800 ans, au cœur de Paris s’éleva Notre-Dame, pierre après pierre, prière après prière.

Sous ses voûtes la France a chanté, pleuré, espéré.

Notre-Dame nous rappelle.. quand les siècles passent et les pierres saignent, la foi demeure et le ciel règne.

Kisvárda castle in Hungary in 1470

 

Castel del Monte, Puglia, Italy

 

Castle of La Bretesche, France

 

Spis Castle in Slovakia

 

Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes

 Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, a Medieval Castle in city of Rhodes, on island of Rhodes, Greece

Château de Vincennes, France

 Château de Vincennes, France, c. 15th century. Aerial reconstruction of the royal fortress with its vast outer walls, moat and surrounding fields. Illustrator: Jean Claude Golvin.

The great tower dominating this scene was the highest fortified keep in Europe, high enough for heavy siege engines to be placed on its roof. After Henry V of England died here in 1422, a later Vincennes legend claimed that his body was boiled down in the castle kitchens so that only his bones could be carried back to England.

Roman villa at Mersch, Luxembourg, c. 1st–4th century AD

 

Glevum in the 2nd century, modern Gloucester in England

 Glevum in the 2nd century, modern Gloucester in England

Florence, Italy

 

Eltz Castle, Germany

 

Kylemore Abby, Ireland

 

Church of San Nicolás in Valencia, Spain

 

Alhambra in Granada

 

Alhambra in Granada, as it would have appeared ca. 1380, Spain

Segóbriga (Province of Cuenca, Spain)

 

Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Spain) in the 16th century

 Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Spain) in the 16th century

The city of Jinling (modern-day Nanjing).

 The city of Jinling (modern-day Nanjing), one of the four Great Ancient Capitals of China.

Mont Saint-Michel, France

 

Naples, Italy

 

The Potala Palace complex in Lhasa