Built from 1211-1300 A.D., the Cathedral of Notre Dame at Reims represents the apogee of French religious architecture and the High Gothic style.  It has served as the coronation church for 26 kings of France, from Louis VIII in 1223 to Charles X in 1825.  The most outstanding feature of the cathedral is it’s facade with hundreds of sculptures whose masters attained a realism and perfection not seen in European art since Greek classicism. Continue reading →