Twice – Haiku 2023 #ThursdayDoors

Posted bySuzette BenjaminPosted inPoetry
The Royal Portal, North Façade, Bordeaux Cathedral, Aquitaine, France. Image credit: © Jose Ramon Pizarro Garcia | Dreamstime

Believe it or not, The featured door is older than its building.

twice crowned doors

in the shadow of four bells

new once again

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***The Featured Door: The Royal Door, Bordeaux Cathedral, Aquitaine, France dates from the 13th century A.D., while the cathedral building in its present full Gothic construction, began in the 14 century A.D., replacing an earlier 11th-century A.D. church.

Bordeaux Cathedral (west facade), Aquitaine, France below.

Bordeau Cathedral France. Image credit:  © Ivo De | Dreamstime

Trivia #1: Bordeaux Cathedral is famous for the 1137 A.D. wedding of local legend, Eleanor of Aquitaine to Louis VII of France; a marriage which made the 13-year-old, the Queen of France. After Eleanor of Aquitaine’s marriage to King Louis VII was annulled, she became even more legendary as the Queen of England and mother of King Richard, the Lionheart.

Trivia #2: To protect Bordeaux Cathedral’s walls from the vibration of its four massive bells (one of which is 16,000 lbs (7257 kilos)) —affectionately named: Marie, Ferdinand-André II, Marguerite, and Clémence,

—the Cathedral’s bell tower: the **Pey-Berland tower (circa 1440 A.D) is a separate 66-meter (**216 feet) structure in the Flamboyant Gothic style a short distance away from the cathedral proper (image below)

 Pey-Berland Tower Bordeaux Cathedral. Image credit: © Maria Jose Lopez Menendez
| Dreamstime

**Upon its completion in the late 15th century A.D., The Pey-Berland Bell Tower was officially crowned with the title of Bordeaux Cathedral “Steeple.”

An aerial view of Bordeaux Cathedral is below:

Aerial view, Bordeaux Cathedral, on the bank of the River Garonne, Southern France. Image credit: © Jochen Zimmermann | iStockphoto

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47 thoughts on “Twice – Haiku 2023 #ThursdayDoors”

  2. This was a fascinating post, Suzette! Imagine being queen of two countries – that boggles my mind. I am also impressed that they decided to house the bells in a separate tower (and a beautiful on at that). I think the engineers back then were smarter than we give them credit for being. Once again, your haiku captures the essence.

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    1. Yes, it was a courageous life she led in those days, too, and to be queen of two emerging (at the time) nations.
      It is beyond amazing how smart the engineers and builders were! They did not have modern computers and skyscrapers’ lifts and cranes, etc., yet what they accomplished were, in many cases, lasting and beautiful structures. Just amazing
      Thank you, Dan, for your support.

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  14. What a majestic building.
    So sad that I missed the Thursday Cathedral offering.
    For some odd reason i never received notification that the blog was published.
    Nonetheless, I enjoyed reading each contribution and response here to this magnificent Thursday Offering.

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      1. No problem Poet. When WP have their glitches, they always affect my subscription.
        I’m happy to be following again.
        What a great Thursday you guys enjoyed.

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  15. Gothic always makes us look up, doesn’t it? So commanding, and yet so delicate-looking. The doors you have featured here have an extraordinary setting! I’d never considered bell vibration as a risk factor, but the weight of those bells would indeed create quite the vibe! That depth of sound would be fitting for the place. (from Oddment)

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    1. Yes, it does inspire the vision to look upward both because of the escalating ornate beauty of the setting and great height, I agree, Oddment.
      Those powerful bells must be heard very far away…so amazing.
      Blessings to you!

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