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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,

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