One of the things that I will remember for years to come occurred on the very first day. We were touring the city and getting acquainted with where we were located, and then all of a sudden we turned the corner and here was this stunning cathedral that towered over the rest of the city. The sheer size and detail on the cathedral was stunning enough but then to find out how long ago the cathedral was built just makes you question how something of this magnitude was accomplished without modern technologies. Another thing that struck me as amazing was that while every statue and intricate design added a sense of beauty to the structure most of it had a greater meaning behind its creation. For example over the right portal are several life sized statues of women who seem to just add a sense of beauty to the door structure. While some of this might be true their main purpose is to tell a story. The statues are titled “The Parable of the Ten Virgins” and were of significant importance during this time as they had a very religious representation. Just a brief
One of the things that I will remember for years to come occurred on the very first day. We were touring the city and getting acquainted with where we were located, and then all of a sudden we turned the corner and here was this stunning cathedral that towered over the rest of the city. The sheer size and detail on the cathedral was stunning enough but then to find out how long ago the cathedral was built just makes you question how something of this magnitude was accomplished without modern technologies. Another thing that struck me as amazing was that while every statue and intricate design added a sense of beauty to the structure most of it had a greater meaning behind its creation. For example over the right portal are several life sized statues of women who seem to just add a sense of beauty to the door structure. While some of this might be true their main purpose is to tell a story. The statues are titled “The Parable of the Ten Virgins” and were of significant importance during this time as they had a very religious representation. Just a brief