5/8/11

Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, about 50 miles from Paris, France, you will find statues of strange and scary at the top of the tower.

Chartres Cathedral or Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Chartres is a Catholic place of worship with magnificent architecture, a gothic-style building in the early Middle Ages.

Views interesting is the giant statues of falcons and sinister creature that perched on top. Inside the cathedral there is a fascinating carvings.

Photographer Catherine Karnow on nationalgeographic.com, "Rise to the top of the tower is a wonderful thing to do." Why? Because of the altitude, you can see the incredible scenery in every direction.

Chartres Cathedral is open every day from 8.30 am - 7:30 pm.

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