Monday, December 06, 2004


Avignon from the Pont D'Avignon. Posted by Hello

1 Comments:

At 3:44 PM, Blogger STAG said...

Once there were two Popes, each claiming supremacy of the Holy Catholic Church. One was in Avingon, the other was forced to leave Rome, and set up residence in Rimini...

This castle, fit for a Pope, is featured very nicely in a very famous Book of Hours. The Tres Richeurs du la Duc De Barrie. It looks just as pretty in person as it does in the pictures...

http://www.christusrex.org/www2/berry/

And most particulary, here..

http://www.christusrex.org/www2/berry/f3v.html

Though I do believe it is the Chateau de Lucignan...it looks very much like....

Bill

 

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