Sculptural detail, Crypt, Bourges Cathedral, Bourges
Sculptural detail of the marriage of King Louis VII of France, 1120-80, with Eleanor, duchess of Aquitaine, in 1137, mocking the King by showing Eleanor holding the sceptre representing power, in the Gothic crypt, built c. 1200, in 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 cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13437063
Media ID
45350355
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4724px x 7087px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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1137 1195-1230 1324 Alienor Aquitaine Bourges Centre-val Cher Crypt Mocking Saint-etienne Sceptre
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