Painted Lines – Haiku 2023 #ThursdayDoors

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Side Entrance, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France. Image credit: © Cecile Marion | Alamy

volcanic rock hewn

painting between the lines

thinking outside

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Built intentionally to look dark and imposing and constructed entirely of unique and locally sourced volcanic rocks, stands the dark monolith: The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France (circa 1248 A.D.).

Its twin spires (96.1 meters, or 315 feet each) towering above every rooftop in the city, are slightly higher than this Cathedral’s massive footprint (92 meters, or 312 feet) is long.

*** Featured door, Main Entrance** Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France. These wood doors date to the 19th century. The entrance is actually on the north side of the building (wider angle image below)

Our Lady of the Assumption of Clermont-Ferrand, France. Image credit: © Frederic Hodiesne | iStock

A wider angle of the side entrance, Our Lady of the Assumption of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France is below:

As seen from Victory Square, Our Lady of the Assumption of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France. Image credit: © RossHelen | iStockphoto

Trivia #1. A little-known fact is that the entire building’s walls inside and out have been cleverly hand-painted with lines to give this cathedral’s otherwise irregular volcanic rock construction, the illusion of masonry and precisely cut stone!

Trivia #2: Much of the major components of Our Lady of the Assumption of Clermont-Ferrand have been creatively styled after major Paris landmarks. This Cathedral’s massive spires (1884 A.D.) are of similar latticework design and were created by, the same architect, Viollet-le-Duc, who designed and built the spires for the great Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral.

Our Lady of the Assumption of Clermont-Ferrand. An aerial photo is below.

Towering above the city’s rooftops, Our Lady of Assumption, Cathedral, Claremont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France. Image credit: © Petr Kovalenkov | Alamy

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42 thoughts on “Painted Lines – Haiku 2023 #ThursdayDoors”

  4. You had me wondering as I read your haiku – what can it mean. Interesting that they would go to the added trouble to make the walls look different. Another fine example of people driven by faith.

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      1. Oh absolutely, I agree with you.
        I think it’s the first time this beautiful bright and complimentary colour came up for your Thursday cathedral.
        Epic paintings.

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    1. And just imagine they had to dig out the rocks and then drag them from where the rocks were sourced in the town of Volvic to the construction site. And all without modern equipment/vehicles.

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  11. Could you imagine being the line painter?! I don’t think I have the attention span to do it. I actually didn’t even notice them at first because of all of the delicate carvings. Happy Thursday 😊 Maggie

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  13. So sculptural effects were accomplished by painting? Wow. The whole thing is certainly well described as imposing. Almost threatening. It must be enormously interesting to walk around it and study the stories in those walls. (In case I come across as Anonymous again, I’ll ID myself as Oddments.)

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    1. It’s amazing how the simple act of painting lines can have a great effect.
      It is a grand structure, indeed pointing to the heavens, I feel.
      It would be quite the experience to visit in person, Maureen! I agree.
      Peace and blessings to you!
      Thank you for signing your comment. I am sorry your comments come through as anonymous…a WordPress glitch, no doubt.

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  14. Blessings Suzette for another insightful journey with these grand cathedrals. In one of the other photos that view the cathedral from a distance, the rough and uncut nature of the volcanic rock becomes more pronounced. It’s stirring and beautiful.

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  16. How very imposing! It puts me in mind of the one at Albi. That is red brick but equally dominating. Beautifully put together with the Haiku and details, Suzette. Frank pointed me here. Merry Christmas!

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