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Brentwood PressOne of the most famous labyrinths is located in France at Chartres Cathedral, built around 1200. The Chartres design was the model for the Grace Cathedral ...

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Beliefnet.com (blog)I've written before about how a different young man emerged from the Chartres Cathedral than entered it on that day in my 18th year I visited my first ...

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E-Flux4 The distance Grandmother tried to make evident between the object (Chartres Cathedral, for example) and her grandson is the same distance that separates ...

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Wabash College...“Chartres Cathedral in France may be the best example of what art is,� Diaz said, displaying an image of Our Lady of Chartres Cathedral in central France. ...

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Times Community Newspapers of Greater DaytonThe 36-foot canvas labyrinth, which is patterned after the one used on the floor of Chartres Cathedral in France, will be set up in the Fellowship Hall. ...

Interim organist and choirmaster named at Christ Church  -  05 Aug 2009
Indianapolis Star...with a CD recording in 2007 and choir tour in 2007 including liturgical performances at Westminster Abbey, Chartres Cathedral and Notre Dame de Paris,

Match This Potter Fan!  -  05 Aug 2009
Splash News Online...a 12-foot long replica of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, that took 478000 matchsticks to build, and Chartres cathedral in France.

Lights on at Chartres, France  -  ‎Jul 11, 2009‎
Los Angeles TimesWith or without music and lights, Chartres Cathedral is a must-see site for visitors to France, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its mismatched spires

Labyrinth offers twist to church visit  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
San Francisco ChronicleLauren Artress, the Grace canon who was inspired by the labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral to install a similar one here, the path is one of spiritual

Who knew? Wampum belts of faith  -  ‎Jul 18, 2009‎
Boston Globe..."Wampum Belts from Chartres Cathedral Treasury showcases two rare masterpieces of Native American art on loan from the Bishop of Chartres and the Musee des

Volunteers Paint Labyrinth at Marylhurst University  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Marylhurst UniversityThe labyrinth is a 35-foot in diameter, seven-circuit replica of the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, built in 1203 and located southwest of Paris.

IU Jacobs School of Music appoints organist Jeffrey Smith to faculty  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Indiana University...with a CD recording and choir tour in 2007 that included liturgical performances at Westminster Abbey, Chartres Cathedral and Notre Dame de Paris.

Spirituality 101: What is a spiritual pilgrimage?  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Examiner.comThis unique journey will include a private evening labyrinth walk in Chartres Cathedral where you will listen to sacred live music and walk the ancient

Identify plants, walk labyrinth at Chadwick Arboretum and Learning ...  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Examiner.comIt was modeled after the famous 11-circuit Chartres Cathedral Labyrinth in France that was built nearly 800 years ago. The circular design is especially

Canandaigua couple opens their meadowland to visitors  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
RocNowThe labyrinth's 11 circuits are modeled after the labyrinth inside France's Chartres Cathedral, which medieval visitors once navigated as a symbolic

Labyrinths' path to tranquility  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
The ColumbianThe portable labyrinth is modeled after a famous one painted on the floor of the Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France. Schroeder's students performed

A sanctuary of faithful proportions  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
SignalThe church will also have its own prayer labyrinth, a smaller version of the famous labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral near Paris, France.

Ancient Ohio Trail  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
Indian Country Today...for inclusion in UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites, where they would join the Great Wall of China, Chartres Cathedral and other notable places.

Cranebrook church fighting council order on noise from hymns  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
CathNewsA recent visit to Chartres Cathedral in France was partly spoiled by the performance of contemporary singing. It was meant to be jubilant (it was Easter

Nat'l Cathedral Offers Tour to the Top  -  ‎Mar 21, 2009‎
MyFox Washington DCThe Cathedral labyrinth is a medieval design based on the one in the floor of the nave at Chartres Cathedral in France. * The Great Organ was expanded

Finding architectural beauty in the Holocaust  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
National PostCloser inspection reveals that, rather than the gothic beauty of the Chartres Cathedral or the Art Deco heights of New York's Chrysler Building,

Labyrinth Walk  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
The LandmarkBased on the pattern found in the floor of Chartres Cathedral, the labyrinth provides a form for prayerful or meditative walking that can open up surprisin.

Finding treasure in Tuscany  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
Minneapolis Star TribuneWestminster Abbey and Chartres Cathedral were barnyard ducks next to this Sienese swan, I decided. Wandering deeper into town, we emerged into Siena's

Tuscany in winter brings shivers of delight  -  ‎Mar 14, 2009‎
Los Angeles TimesGazing up from my umbrella, I thought of all the other Gothic churches I'd admired in Europe -- Westminster Abbey and Chartres Cathedral -- but they were

Concerts planned  -  ‎Mar 21, 2009‎
South Coast Today...and have performed in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Musee-Renaissance Chateau d'Ecouen in Paris, Chartres Cathedral in France and Hatfield House in

A new take on the old scriptures  -  ‎Mar 21, 2009‎
Sudbury StarEchoes of Chartres Cathedral. As for the sermon, well, the week's message was about the abundant life, cups overflowing and not being poor (because being

Williams Labyrinth Available For Lenten Walking Meditation  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
iBerkshires.comThough one of its most familiar manifestations is engraved in the stone floor of the 13th century nave of Chartres cathedral near Paris, France,

Beekeeping can be hard work for the honey  -  ‎Mar 22, 2009‎
Austin American-StatesmanShe brings along a portable canvas labyrinth 40 feet in diameter that is modeled after the one on the floor of the Chartres Cathedral in France,

Benefit 'Labyrinth Walk' to help Central New York musician Dan ...  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.comParticipants will tread on "an exact replica of the classical 11-circuit labyrinth that was inbedded in the stone floor of the Chartres Cathedral in France

The Book of Love by Kathleen McGowan  -  ‎Mar 14, 2009‎
ManiaThis is evident in her descriptions of Chartres Cathedral, which she claims inspires her as no other place on earth and which she claims to visit annually.

Stained-glass inspiration  -  ‎Mar 21, 2009‎
TheChronicleHerald.ca...went to visit Chartres (Cathedral in France to see) all its stained-glass windows," Rutherford remembers. "My mother said I was absolutely entranced.

Concert set at church  -  ‎Mar 14, 2009‎
Hattiesburg AmericanThey have also performed at the White House, Chartres Cathedral in France and the Royal College of Music in London. In addition, the Laurentian Singers have

DISHY PICKS: Tuesday  -  ‎Mar 3, 2009‎
Dispatch OnlineNational Geographic, 6pm: Ancient Megastructures – Building the Chartres Cathedral pushed construction techniques to the limit, but behind this engineering

Universal Religious Education in America: A Public Policy Project ...  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
American MuslimAll people, or at least all sensitive people, both Moyer and Dennett agree, have a sense of awe when they enter Chartres Cathedral even if they know nothing

SECA Art Award show, as usual, disappoints  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
San Francisco ChronicleA faint allusion to Monet's paintings of Chartres Cathedral winks within "Static II." In other pieces, Auerbach has quietly touched Pop art reference

VIETNAM, CAMBODIA & BANGKOK-Day3 and 4  -  ‎Mar 16, 2009‎
Times Record NewsIt’sa feeling… like the first time you see Chartres Cathedral, buttresses a-flying, or the Statue of Liberty, or the Oklahoma City Memorial.

35 years ago: Province readying for April election  -  ‎Mar 17, 2009‎
Nova News NowTheir trip included planned visits to the Louvre, Versailles and Chartres Cathedral. With the provincial election less than two weeks away,

Orgelvirtuosen Gunnar Idenstam framför Bolero i Uppsala domkyrka  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
Newsdesk (pressmeddelande)Lördag 21 mars kl 15:00 framträder den välkände konsertorganisten Gunnar Idenstam i Uppsala domkyrka och spelar då bland annat Ravels välkända Bolero på den

Am I Writing about Nothing Today?  -  Feb 20, 2009
Catholic CultureChartres Cathedral. When Chesterton saw it on a hazy day with a row of vans slowly moving along the street across the facade, he said it looked as if the

The Sacred Weekend  -  Jan 30, 2009
The Weekly StandardInstead, he explores the oddity of Sunday with a mixture of curiosity and nostalgia, much like a visitor who wanders into Chartres Cathedral and stares at

Hanoi Catholics find the Holy See visit a morale booster shot  -  Feb 18, 2009
TTX Công Giáo Việt Nam,Masses celebrated by Vatican diplomats have drawn massive crowds at Hanoi as Catholics find the Holy See visit a morale booster shot they desperately need.

France - One huge World Heritage site?  -  Feb 17, 2009
The Move Channel,In fact, France already contains 30 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Pont du Gard, Chartres Cathedral and the Loire Valley.

Healing vibes  -  Feb 11, 2009
Bay Area Reporter,...features beautifully-recorded music that Tulis has performed at Harvard and Naropa Universities, UNESCO events in France's Chartres Cathedral,

A Medieval Castle in the Middle East  -  Jan 30, 2009
Wall Street Journal...indeed, with its perfect proportions and refined stone rosettes, the loggia would fit comfortably in Chartres Cathedral and other medieval masterpieces.

Rod Dreher: From food to moral transformation  -  Feb 6, 2009
Dallas Morning News,As a snidely agnostic 17-year-old, I stumbled into the Chartres cathedral and was so overwhelmed by its majesty that my mind turned back to questing for God

New online journal focuses on Medieval art  -  Jan 30, 2009
Arizona State University,So what does this mean to the average person who travels to Europe to gaze at the windows in the Chartres Cathedral, or view other religious works of art,

My Latitude moment  -  Feb 12, 2009
Sync,You could even send a quick e-mail reminiscing about the time you walked the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral. Or maybe you’re sitting at home waiting for

The Tower Of Babel Of The European Left  -  Feb 14, 2009
CounterCurrents.org,From the top one can see the Chartres Cathedral seventy kilometers away, on a rare clear day. Evenings from my bedroom window I watch the magnificent tower

‘You cannot be fighting against God while trying to have peace on ...  -  Jan 31, 2009
Today's Zaman,I wish all the buildings in Europe looked like Chartres Cathedral and that all this horrible modernized classical music in Europe would sound like Johann

Church's labyrinth offers a moving meditation  -  Nov 8, 2008
Los Angeles Daily News,The church's canvas labyrinth is a model of the 11-circuit one in Chartres Cathedral in France. It is 36 feet across and has purple lines on a plain

Architecture books  -  Nov 14, 2008
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,...which explores structures made from natural, on-site materials; and "Universe of Stone: A Biography of Chartres Cathedral" by Philip Ball, which brings

Palazzo Verdi more than office  -  Nov 11, 2008
Denver Post,The focal point of the atrium is a 42-foot-wide labyrinth modeled after the original at the Chartres Cathedral in France. Installation of the labyrinth was

The Dedication of the Grand Bahama Labyrinth  -  Nov 5, 2008
thebahamasweekly.com,...an exact replica of the most famous Labyrinth walked by early Christian pilgrims in Chartres Cathedral � will be dedicated in a service led by Rev.

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL | `CORTEO' Cirque du Soleil's 'Corteo:' A ...  -  Nov 13, 2008
MiamiHerald.com,...the proportions and size of the classic design on the floor of the aisle in Chartres Cathedral,'' according to the show's publicity materials.

Magnificent church opens in Oakland  -  Oct 29, 2008
Gilroy Dispatch,Patterned after a sculpture above the west portal of France's Chartres Cathedral, the image is formed by 94000 tiny perforations in aluminum panels through

Renowned flutist Marina Piccinini to solo with Alabama Sympphony  -  Nov 2, 2008
The Birmingham News - al.com,Davis is an expert on the Chartres Cathedral organ and stained glass windows. DuMage, Scheidt, Bach, Franck, Langlais and Demessieux are on her program.

Definitions: The bourgeoisie  -  Nov 4, 2008
Online Journal,Or perhaps resort to walking the labyrinth in the Chartres Cathedral in search of the final secret, the beautiful butterfly to change things.

University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Oct. 8-15  -  27 Sep 2008
University of Pittsburgh News (press release),10/9 Karen Webb, a doctoral candidate in Pitt's Department of History of Art and Architecture, will deliver a lecture titled “Chartres Cathedral: A New

'Universe of Stone: A Biography of Chartres Cathedral' by Philip Ball  -  Aug 31, 2008
Los Angeles Times,By Regina Marler ABOUT halfway through "Universe of Stone," historian Philip Ball's lively, open-ended study of the building of Chartres Cathedral

Walk the labyrinth  -  Sep 23, 2008
Suburban News,The 11-ringed pattern painted on canvas is modeled after the 13th-century labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral in France. In medieval times, walking the

Cathedral of Christ the Light, a modern marvel, officially opens ...  -  Sep 22, 2008
Inside Bay Area,..."It was really driven by the Bishop wanting a certain traditional image — an image of Christ borrowed from a sculpture at Chartres Cathedral in France — and

A labyrinth appears in Madbury's Memorial Park  -  Sep 26, 2008
Foster's Daily Democrat,She said the most famous of the classical labyrinths remaining is at Chartres Cathedral in France. That one was built in 1200 and is laid into the floor.

Flying high under I-5 at the new mountain bike park  -  Sep 25, 2008
Seattle Times,I was like someone whose usual Sunday ritual is mass at Chartres Cathedral who decides to visit a tiny chapel in the country. "Oh how quaint; let's go see

Atlanta Celebrates Photography  -  Sep 25, 2008
Access Atlanta,...“It was like being in the Chartres Cathedral.� The artists spent days going through the vast film, TV and radio archives at the University of Georgia.

Moving meditation  -  Sep 21, 2008
The State,The most famous labyrinth is in Chartres Cathedral in France. The Lexington church sets up the labyrinth, hand painted on canvas, for the community to use

OSM’s 75th with Mehta & Messiaen a Celebration of Sound!  -  Sep 19, 2008
La Scena Musicale,The piece sounded wonderful in Notre Dame – especially the almost deafening percussion crescendos – but to have heard it in Chartres Cathedral would have

A LOOK AHEAD  -  Sep 18, 2008
Bethany Beach Wave,7-9 pm Replica of the 12th century original at Chartres Cathedral, France. Available for walking in candlelight and sacred music. Wheelchair accessible.

'Walk to Remember' on9/11  -  Sep 8, 2008
Coastal Courier,The canvas labyrinth, given for use by Somerville, is a modified design of the labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral in France, where it was painted on the floor

Back for an encore, Mehta looks back fondly on years in Montreal  -  Sep 17, 2008
The Gazette (Montreal),...("And I look forward to the resurrection of the dead"), a huge score for wind band premiered in 1964 in no less an edifice than Chartres Cathedral.

Labyrinths find converts in the modern world  -  Sep 14, 2008
Appleton Post Crescent,One of the most well known labyrinths is embedded in the floor of the Chartres Cathedral of Notre Dame in France. Long ago, Christians were expected to

Sr. Jean celebrates 50 years with Bon Secours  -  Sep 18, 2008
Explore Howard County,A 1-acre labyrinth was constructed on the grounds in 1999 and is modeled after a 13th century design, found in the floor of Chartres Cathedral in France.

Frozen Instants of Failure  -  Sep 17, 2008
New York Sun,The labyrinth on the floor of Chartres Cathedral and Breughel's Tower of Babel are cited, along with the research project to find "the god particle" in the

Mayor's Message  -  Sep 19, 2008
Floral Park Dispatch,Late in the 19th century when Henry Adams visited the Chartres Cathedral in Paris, France, he thought the glories of its architecture represented the

The Medieval Masons' Lodge As Paradigm in Peter Behrens's ...  -  Sep 12, 2008
RedOrbit,...elongated Gothic sculpture, of which the biblical figures located around the triple entrance in the west facade of Chartres Cathedral are exemplary.

Joseph Gelineau, SJ Requiescat  -  Sep 3, 2008
Commonweal,In the summer of 1961 I found myself in Chartres Cathedral, at a Mass for handicapped children, at which a choir of young people were singing Gelineau

Your faith: Cook County  -  Aug 30, 2008
Chicago Daily Herald,Palatine, at the corner of Algonquin and Roselle roads, is a seven-circuit adaptation of the 11-circuit labyrinth found in Chartres Cathedral in France.

Ah, Paris: The language, the architecture  -  Jul 20, 2008
Charlotte Observer,Among the places they visited: Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, Versailles, Chartres Cathedral, Chambord, Normandy Beach and the Louvre.

Taking meditation in stride  -  Jul 20, 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer,A replica of the stone labyrinth at historic Chartres Cathedral in France, the purple-and-white tarp was commissioned by the church and hand-painted with

Be 'wowed' at close-to-home World Heritage Sites  -  Jul 24, 2008
SmarterTravel.comUNESCO has recognized 878 spots around the globe, including Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the Great Wall of China, and Chartres Cathedral in France.

Labyrinth a journey for the soul  -  Aug 1, 2008
Destin Log,By walking a replica of the Chartres labyrinth, laid in the floor of Chartres Cathedral in France around 1220, we are rediscovering a long-forgotten

14-Screen Theater Starts  -  Aug 11, 2008
GlobeSt. com,...hotels and offices has been redeveloped with a replica of the Chartre Labyrinth, copied from the Notre Dame de Chartres Cathedral outside of Paris.

'Pineapple Express': Seeds And Stems. By Kurt Loder  -  Aug 6, 2008
MTV.com..."This is what your grandchildren are gonna be smoking," Saul says, as proud as if he'd just completed the Chartres Cathedral. Saul has the best weed in town

Church offers labyrinth for reflection  -  Jul 24, 2008
Business Gazette,The most famous labyrinth is inside Chartres Cathedral in France, which was created in the 13th century, according to the Rev. Sandra Cox Shaw, pastor of

Brighton students recount trip to France  -  Jul 31, 2008
MLive.com,..."We visited Paris, Monet's house and the gardens at Giverny, the Versailles Palace and gardens, the Chartres cathedral, the castles of Chenonceau and

Cézanne at the Courtauld  -  Jul 26, 2008
Times Online,...as if they had been there since the Middle Ages (when, methinks, they slunk off the facade of Chartres cathedral and headed for the nearest tavern).

UCONN Waterbury community chorus established  -  Aug 7, 2008
TownTimesNews.com,Mr. Shay's choirs toured from Helsinki to Honolulu and presented critically acclaimed concerts at Chartres Cathedral in France and St. Paul's in London,

Labyrinth expert will  -  Apr 23, 2008
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com,Robert Ferre, founder of the Labyrinth Society and expert on Chartres Cathedral in France, will present the talk, "Chartres Cathedral: Its Relevance,

Joseph Adam To Perform At Seattle Orchestra  -  Apr 24, 2008
HULIQ (press release),Adam has performed in many of the world's most famous cathedrals, including the Chartres Cathedral, St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, and the Bavokerk and

Triumph of the medieval mind  -  Apr 18, 2008
Nature.com (subscription),His new book Universe of Stone: Chartres Cathedral and the Triumph of the Medieval Mind is published next month by Bodley Head. Modern science began several

The Religious Write  -  Apr 1, 2008
The Age,The most famous labyrinth is in Chartres Cathedral, which has 11 circuits and is the model (pictured) for most modern labyrinths, including the one Dr Pryor

Labyrinth leads to centre of the self  -  Apr 17, 2008
Hermanus Times,...the seven circuit, 3 500 year old Cretan classical style and the 11 circuit Chartres style from the Chartres Cathedral, France dating back to 1 225 AD.

Favre: Getty Musuem exhibit surveys the past 40 years of video art  -  Apr 24, 2008
Ventura County Star,Kos' 27-channel video sculpture re-creates a stained-glass window from the Chartres Cathedral in France. There is a stillness in Kos' installation,

What We Dream  -  Apr 7, 2008
Kansas City Star,I stood inside Chartres Cathedral in France in 1999, three months before the close of the 20th century, only three months until the "end" of civilization,

Can seashells save the world?  -  Apr 22, 2008
Independent,Without them we wouldn't have the White Cliffs of Dover, Chartres Cathedral or any of the other limestone wonders of the world. The chemistry behind the

From Italy to Ireland, a look at what's opening, closing and worth ...  -  Apr 4, 2008
Newsday,Near Paris, Chartres Cathedral, home of perhaps the greatest Gothic church experience in Europe, is now even more interesting. The venerated 2000- year-old

Seed Ball Bee takes place today  -  Apr 11, 2008
Ludington Daily News,...“We got the idea about the labyrinth from the Chartres Cathedral in France, which has a labyrinth for pilgrims to walk through, carrying their encased

Janette Fishell and Todd Wilson to join Jacobs School Organ Department  -  Mar 27, 2008
Indiana University,Earlier recordings include a Disques du Solstice recording of Tournemire organ works on the organ of Chartres Cathedral, and a Gothic Recordings CD of works

Stars in their eyes  -  Apr 19, 2008
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,...that is based on the ground plan of Chartres Cathedral but suggests, in its gloaming indigo and gold color scheme, a nebula glowing in inky space.

DC stadium frees Orioles to return focus to Baltimore  -  Apr 8, 2008
Baltimore Sun,...to do with the opening of Nationals Park in DC - an event treated by my neighbors as analogous to the debut of a new and improved Chartres Cathedral.

Campus becomes canvas  -  Apr 15, 2008
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription),...and the 12th-century labyrinth at France's Chartres Cathedral, captured closer to home, in the black granite labyrinth in New Harmony, Ind.,

Labyrinth offers place for reflection  -  Mar 29, 2008
Today's News-Herald,Richardson started designing the labyrinth, which is an exact replica of the famous labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral in France, about a year ago.

Wayne Trace students spend spring break in France  -  Mar 31, 2008
Defiance Crescent News,They made nine stops in the Loire Valley, including Chartres Cathedral, the Monastery of Mont Saint-Michel, and for dinner in medieval cave dwellings.

St. John's in North Haven hosts a labyrinth  -  22 Feb 2008
North Haven Post,The labyrinth at St. John's was provided by the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, and was modeled on the one at Chartres Cathedral.

Oregon Coast Labyrinth Maze Gets to Spiritual Center  -  22 Feb 2008
Beach Connection,The labyrinth used at the Congregational Church is a replica of the design on the floor of the Chartres Cathedral, built in the early 13th century.

Europe's can't-miss cathedrals  -  Feb 18, 2008
MSNBCThe 12th-century Chartres Cathedral is acclaimed for its sculptures, stained glass windows and architectural elegance. France is considered by scholars to

Labyrinths, a form of walking meditation, hold almost magical powers  -  Feb 4, 2008
London Free Press,Labyrinths are an ancient tradition strongly rooted in the Catholic church, with many of the modern models fashioned on the one at the Chartres Cathedral in

Christians start to explore the limits to growth  -  Feb 8, 2008
Times Online,When Sir Christopher Wren built St Paul's Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London, he had no plans to make it carbon neutral. In fact, the great church

Area residents, students return from French tour  -  Feb 10, 2008
Sheboygan Press,Some of the highlights of the journey included Chartres Cathedral, the historic town of Chartres, the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Champs Elysees

Seattle Orchestra Continues Organ Recital Series  -  Jan 29, 2008
HULIQ,Adam has performed in many of the world’s most famous cathedrals, including the Chartres Cathedral, St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, and the Bavokerk and

Faster trains and smoke-free dining  -  Feb 10, 2008
CNN InternationalNear Paris, Chartres Cathedral, home of perhaps the greatest Gothic church experience in Europe, is now even more interesting. The venerated 2000-year-old

Kosovo: The View from Gracanica  -  Feb 16, 2008
Balkanalysis.com,...“It was as if Chartres Cathedral should stand alone on land that has been shorn of all that was France ,� she wrote in Black Lamb and Grey Falcon.

Religion Calendar  -  Jan 26, 2008
Montreal Gazette,Allow at least 30 minutes to walk in and out of Chartres Cathedral design marked on floor. Arrive between 2 and 4 pm at Wadsworth Hall, Montreal West United

Pierre-Laurent Aimard; London Sinfonietta  -  Feb 20, 2008
Scenta.co.uk,First performed in Chartres Cathedral, its shattering reverberations and brass chorales need to expand into a much bigger space than the Queen Elizabeth

Keyser Presbyterian and Emmanuel Episcopal to hold a Sacred Journey  -  01 Dec 2007
Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune,The most famous labyrinth today is the one laid in the floor of Chartres Cathedral in France which was created around 1220 CE.

Editor's Journal: Link by Link  -  01 Dec 2007
Chronogram,The next inhabitants of the planet would find evidence of us in the Chartres cathedral, the Giza pyramids, and the walls of Machu Picchu.

New Video Art for Chartres Cathedral  -  Nov 13, 2007
etnow.com (press release),The famous Gothic façade of Chartres Cathedral – one of the finest in France – was bathed in video projection for the first time ever this year as part of

Walking a timeless path of modern peace  -  Nov 4, 2007
Nantucket Island Inquirer,Whelden saw her first labyrinth at the Chartres Cathedral in France, an 11-circuit design divided into four quadrants that used to be walked as part of a

Inside the tomb of tomes  -  Nov 23, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,It dominates the landscape around Boston Spa, just as Ely Cathedral commands the Fens or as Chartres Cathedral surmounts the countryside for miles around.

Let the labyrinth take the lead  -  Nov 11, 2007
Seattle Times,In the center is a rose form inspired by the rose at the center of the famous labyrinth of the Chartres Cathedral in France. Says Skelton: "What's so

Aboriginally fabulous: outback art comes to the West End  -  Nov 3, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,There is a rug in Sturgis's study made by Hossack's grandmother, inspired by a visit to Chartres cathedral. How strange, then, that Sturgis's grandfather

Labyrinth walks resume Saturday, Dec. 1 at Congregational Church  -  Nov 21, 2007
Newport News Times,The labyrinth used at the Congregational Church is a replica of the design on the floor of the Chartres Cathedral built in the early 13th century.

Womanspace Programs for November  -  Nov 26, 2007
WREX-TV,This 11-circuit labyrinth is modeled after Chartres Cathedral in France. It opens you to a meditative and transformative experience-the ancient practice of

Jim Bradburn: Copper Gulch home a contemplative retreat  -  Nov 21, 2007
Wet Mountain Tribune,...composed of 670 stepping stones, is laid out to replicate the thirteenth century floor of Chartres Cathedral and to encourage contemplation.

Do we need a literary canon?  -  Nov 21, 2007
Prospect Magazine,The people who first entered Chartres Cathedral or looked up at the ceiling of the Sistine chapel or heard Beethoven's 9th knew that they were at the birth

Cancer survivors united to build a tanglible way to encourage ...  -  Nov 18, 2007
commercialappeal.com (subscription),At the center of the park is a labyrinth based on one of the most famous labyrinths in the world at Chartres Cathedral near Paris.

Church's labyrinth offers peace on Earth  -  Nov 2, 2007
Florida Today,The labyrinth at Unity was inspired by the famous one in Chartres Cathedral in France. 5"This is a five-circuit instead of a seven-circuit," Crutcher says,

Cancer survivors find peace and love in the labyrinth  -  Nov 2, 2007
Nevada Appeal,The labyrinth is eight-circuit, Chartres cathedral-style, which honors the number eight, historically associated with renewal and rebirth. It helps to walk,

UW-Sheboygan Study Abroad trip will take in Chartres and nearby sites  -  Sep 23, 2007
Sheboygan Press,The tour will include all the sites throughout historical Chartres, including Chartres Cathedral, as well as nearby cities of Paris, Versailles and the

Labyrinth helps faithful spiral to deeper levels  -  Oct 13, 2007
The Union of Grass Valley,It was introduced to Christians when an 11-circuit labyrinth was built on the grounds of France's Chartres Cathedral, he added. "It was considered as a kind

October 19th, 2007Beirut - The Flying Club Cup  -  Oct 19, 2007
cdreviews.com,The Marais, a winery’s cellar, the spires of Chartres Cathedral. As much a poet as a songwriter, Condon evokes his strongest images when writing what he

South Lake Hospital Opens Labyrinth for Contemplation  -  Oct 11, 2007
The Ledger,The labyrinth is a replica of one in Chartres Cathedral in France. The original was built so would-be pilgrims, unable to make the long, expensive and

Play it again, Shrum  -  Sep 28, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,As monuments to belief go, it was the precise opposite of Chartres Cathedral, or the Blue Mosque. Since it was for all faiths, there were no crosses,

JS LETTER: God exists  -  Oct 13, 2007
Freeport Journal-Standard,We could add Chartres Cathedral, the Book of Kells, Louis Pasteur and Chesterton, as well as universities, charity, hospitals and dozens of other blessings.

Religion Calendar  -  Oct 12, 2007
Aurora Beacon News,The labyrinth is 32 feet in diameter and is a replica of the one built at Chartres Cathedral in France in the 13th century. E-mail melfring@comcast.net.

Gates creating labyrinth for church  -  Oct 8, 2007
Fairfield Daily Ledger,The most famous being in Chartres Cathedral near Paris. In the Christian church, the labyrinth is a metaphor for the pilgrimage to the holy land,

Local woman’s labyrinth brings visitors a sense of peace  -  Oct 7, 2007
Toledo Blade,...lawn would become: a garden of peaceful beauty, anchored by a round, brick labyrinth reminiscent of the 13th century one in France’s Chartres Cathedral.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art: Where Tradition Meets Innovation  -  Oct 5, 2007
Collegenews.org,...from a Gothic carved head of a king from Chartres Cathedral to an early-twentieth-century cubist landscape that was included in the 1913 Armory Show.

Three-Day Calendar  -  Oct 4, 2007
Winston-Salem Journal,A labyrinth similar to that found at Chartres Cathedral in France. Free. Call Katie Cyre at 336-768-3972. FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY HOP: 7-10 pm, Sixth and Trade

Review — Safe Haven: The Possibility of Sanctuary in an Unsafe World  -  Oct 2, 2007
Walrus Magazine,...bronze age to the archaic Greeks to Chartres Cathedral, and it is perhaps this reach in time that inspires Gaudet to explore his own Acadian history.

Merry go round  -  Sep 26, 2007
Spectator.co.uk (subscription),...the soul through life — a path that pilgrims to Chartres Cathedral would follow on their knees as an illustration of Christ’s passion during Holy Week.

Parthenon Offers Up Diverse Slate for MIPCOM and MIPCOM Junior  -  Sep 25, 2007
World Screen News,Darlow Smithson-produced Ancient Megastructures, which looks at The Colosseum in Rome, The Great Pyramis of Giza and the Chartres Cathedral in France.

Parks push Hoosier hiking  -  19 Aug 2007
Cincinnati Enquirer,The Cathedral Labyrinth, inspired by France's Chartres Cathedral, is on sacred ground, enwalled within the Harmonist Cemetery and Native American Burial

Night time right time in Paris -- especially for a first-timer  -  Aug 7, 2007
Miami Herald,In terms of magnificence, art, history and architecture, Chartres Cathedral exceeded my expectations and provided a gentle, soulful break from the bustle of

Walking in circles can be good medicine  -  Aug 17, 2007
Daily News - Galveston County,Although unique to the island, the pattern hails to a 13th-century version constructed in the Chartres Cathedral in France. Wells chose Marty Kermeen to

Students take in more than scenes in France  -  Aug 9, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,...of Impressionist painter Claude Monet in the town of Giverny, and traveling to the Loire Valley to see the castle of Blois and Chartres Cathedral.

A place for contemplation  -  Jul 21, 2007
Adrian Daily Telegram,An adaptation of the Chartres Cathedral labyrinth built around 1200 AD, it is intended to be used not just by residents of the facility, but by the general

Backyard labyrinth a tool for meditation  -  Aug 4, 2007
Las Cruces Sun-News,October and finished it up this week after some research — online and during a May visit to Chartres Cathedral in France — and a lot of rock hauling.

Labyrinths lend contemplative space to landscape (8:18 am)  -  Aug 3, 2007
Las Cruces Sun-News,Loy and Rowe started their home project last October and finished it up this week after some research — online and during a May visit to Chartres Cathedral

BRING IT ON HOME: France  -  Aug 5, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,We visited the usual Paris sights, the D-Day beaches of Normandy and Chartres Cathedral. The highlight of the trip was a day spent at Roland Garros watching

Religion Notes  -  Jul 26, 2007
FayObserver.com,The 11-circuit design is similar to the labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral in France. Information: 484-2134. It’s Growing Time!! Ministries is offering classes

The Shape of Thighs to Come  -  Aug 6, 2007
Vanity Fair,...and small-headed creatures (gaunt proportions last seen in the sculptures of Alberto Giacometti or maybe the jamb statues of the Chartres Cathedral),

Labyrinths have a long history and one is now taking root at ...  -  Jul 27, 2007
Framingham TAB,...it Kibbe oversees labyrinth workshops across the region and helped lead pilgrimages to the labyrinth at the Chartres Cathedral in France since 1999.

Students use MSUB campus creatively for 'Life' class  -  Jul 25, 2007
Billings Gazette,The 11-ring labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral near Paris has been used for centuries to represent the Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem.



S. Lane Faison Jr., 98; professor left prominent legacy in the ...  Nov 17, 2006
He stumbled on his career path during a visit to Chartres Cathedral in France. "I haven't been the same since," he often said of that trip. ... - Los Angeles Times,

Religion & Ethics Calendar  Nov 11, 2006
Walking the labyrinth, an ancient spiritual tool designed after the labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral in France; 6-9 pm; Trinity Cathedral Church, 2620 Capitol ... - Sacramento Bee,

S. Lane Faison Jr., art professor, dies at 98  Nov 13, 2006
..."We went to the Louvre not one day but three," he told the Transcript. Then they went to Chartres cathedral. "The windows were marvelous. ... - North Adams Transcript,

Divine Sex Stirs Indian Bronzes in London Show: Martin Gayford  Nov 14, 2006
It came to power in 850, and ruled for 400 years, making the Cholas contemporaries of William the Conqueror and the builders of Chartres Cathedral. ... - Bloomberg

Seeing the light  Oct 26, 2006
...can be found at St Sulpice in Paris [also featured in The Da Vinci Code], where a light reflects along the Paris meridian at midsummer, and Chartres Cathedral. ... - Scotsman,

South Africa: Innovation Demands Far-Sighted View of Copyright  Oct 24, 2006
Chartres, who not only said more or less what Newton said, but illustrated the aphorism in the great stained-glass windows of Chartres cathedral, where Matthew ... - AllAfrica.com,

Your guide to a week's worth of the region's big events  Nov 2, 2006
...as a "focus point for community gathering and personal reflection." It is a grass replica of the labyrinth laid on the floor of Chartres Cathedral in 1220. ... - Scranton Times,
New prayer practices are enhancing the ancient experience of Lent 31 Mar 2006
It's the process, not the product, that helps people." • A meditation labyrinth that re-created a design at the Chartres Cathedral near Paris. ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),

In tune with art and nature in Port Angeles Mar 30, 2006
Modeled after the Chartres Cathedral labyrinth and comprised of 4,000 river rocks, the half-mile long spiral walk provides unpredictably changing views of the ...
Seattle Times,

Journey along the path of the spirit Mar 2, 2006
Herbst, a member of St. George Episcopal Church in Milford, has studied labyrinths extensively, including a seminar at Chartres Cathedral in France. ...
Milford Times,

Prayer, uninterrupted: St. Luke's Episcopal hosts workshop for ... Mar 25, 2006
Labyrinths, Crawford said, come in several shapes and designs. One of the most recognized designs is from Chartres Cathedral in France. ...
Jackson Sun,

Never enough wheelbarrows Mar 20, 2006
Wheelbarrows did not exist in Europe before the 11th or 12th century. The earliest known Western depiction is in a window at Chartres Cathedral, dated 1220 AD. ...
Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription),

Memo to China: Careful what you wish for Mar 20, 2006
I agree with Dreher that the Chartres Cathedral is more conducive to spirituality than a shopping-mall megachurch, but there is a reason why Chartres is full ...
Asia Times Online,

Local Worship briefs Mar 2, 2006
His on-site training was at Chartres Cathedral, France, under the auspices of Veriditas, founded by Dr. Lauren Artress of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. ...
Napa Valley Register,

Neighborhood digest: March 20 Mar 20, 2006
Locally, Maryland Hall's labyrinth, located a stone's throw from its front door, replicates the one found in Notre Dame de Chartres Cathedral outside Paris ...
Annapolis Capital,

Battle to preserve identity Feb 26, 2006
A former boss of Danone put it more graphically. "Danone is like Chartres cathedral, and one does not buy the cathedral of Chartres.". ...
Guardian Unlimited,

Far Out, Man. But Is It Quantum Physics? Mar 13, 2006
There's a great story to be told about atoms and the void: how atoms evolved out of fire and bent space and grew into Homer, Chartres cathedral and "Blonde on ...
New York Times,

Walk a labyrinth of faith Mar 4, 2006
...their downtown neighbor, Trinity Episcopal Church. The canvas is based on the famous labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral in France.
The State,

Teachers will present sacred spaces at St. Paul’s Mar 9, 2006
Paul’s retreat. She calls it Circle of Peace, which is related to the famous labyrinth built about 1200 in the Chartres Cathedral in France. ...
LaCrosse Tribune,

The Arizona Republic Mar 14, 2006
The center stage is a labyrinth, which reproduces the proportions and size of the classic design on the floor of the aisle in Chartres Cathedral. ...
AZ Central.com,

Art abounds in house that lets spirit soar Mar 3, 2006
...house. A stone labyrinth surrounded by a garden is a replica of an 800-year-old labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral, near Paris. It's ...
Austin American-Statesman (subscription),

Iraq and Self-Aggression Feb 27, 2006
...needlessly destroyed by the Taliban? Is its destruction equivalent, say, to the bombing of St. Peter's in Rome, or Chartres Cathedral? The mind. ...
Tagesspiegel,
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