Last Judgement portal, Bourges Cathedral, Bourges

Procession of the smiling chosen ones to heaven, sculptural detail from the middle level of the tympanum of the main portal representing the Last Judgement, c. 1230, on the West facade of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The saved wear wedding garments and include a queen, a king holding a fleur de lis and a Franciscan monk (possibly St Francis). This level of the tympanum depicts St Michael weighing the souls, with the saved processing to heaven and the damned being led to hell by devils. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1195-1230 1230 1324 Bourges Centre-val Chosen Elect Fleur Franciscan Garment Judgement Judgment Level Portal Saint-etienne Saved Tympanum

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