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Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Calvi, Corsica, France

Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Calvi, Corsica, France

Detail of the Saint-Chapelle, Paris

Detail of the Saint-Chapelle, Paris

Cloisters of the Abbaye de Thoronet, Provence, France

Cloisters of the Abbaye de Thoronet, Provence, France

Interior of church at Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Interior of church at Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Sunlight illuminates the mediaeval floor tiles of the clerestory of Gloucester Cathedral, England

Sunlight illuminates the mediaeval floor tiles of the clerestory of
Gloucester Cathedral, England

The great west window and the west towers of Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England

The great west window and the west towers of
Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England

Decorated walls of the Upper Chapel chapel of the Sainte Chapelle, Paris

Decorated walls of the Upper Chapel chapel of the Sainte Chapelle, Paris

The West Front of Lincoln Cathedral, England incorporates the surviving part of the first Romanesque cathedral, dating from 1072.

The West Front of Lincoln Cathedral, England incorporates the surviving
part of the first Romanesque cathedral, dating from 1072.

Angelic musicians in the roof above the choir, Gloucester Cathedral, England

Angelic musicians in the roof above the choir, Gloucester
Cathedral, England

Decorated columns in the cloister of the Abbaye de Fontfroide, Languedoc, France

Decorated columns in the cloister of the Abbaye de Fontfroide,
Languedoc, France

The setting sun reflects off the white marble of Florence Cathedral, Italy

The setting sun reflects off the white marble of Florence Cathedral, Italy

Stained glass at Liverpool Cathedral

Stained glass at Liverpool Cathedral