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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2011 2:04:02 GMT
Reims is celebrating the 800th anniversary of its cathedral this year. I have taken a few photos of the light show. I hope you will appreciate them. |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2011 2:05:32 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2011 2:06:09 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on May 22, 2011 2:23:00 GMT
Geeeeeeez!!!
That is monumentally, brilliantly beautiful. It's pretty indescribable, too, so HUGE thanks for the pictures.
How often do the light images change? Were you knocked out when you first saw it?
That one of the cathedral being built -- whew!
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Post by fumobici on May 22, 2011 3:58:09 GMT
Wow.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2011 4:33:35 GMT
Really amazing. The pictures of the "scaffolding" really make the unimaginable ("How did they do that 800 years ago?") almost imaginable.
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Post by bjd on May 22, 2011 6:07:10 GMT
Amazing. We all seem to be most impressed by the same picture -- that of the cathedral builders.
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Post by komsomol on May 22, 2011 15:27:35 GMT
Really impressive. How does Reims cathedral rank in age compared to the others?
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2011 19:11:32 GMT
The cathedral of Reims was built after Notre-dame de Paris but it is older than the cathedrals of Strasbourg, Beauvais and Amiens. "How often do the light images change?" "That one of the cathedral being built -- whew!" The show last 30 minutes. The images sometimes stay still for a few seconds but mostly it's animated. The work of the masons, carpenters.. all in motion is absolutely amazing. These photos do not do it justice. For anyone interested*, the light show will run every week-end (Fri, Sat, Sun.) until October. *It takes 45 mn from Paris to Reims with the TGV. 30 mn only from Paris CDG. Notre Dame de Reims by day:  |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2011 19:22:20 GMT
to be watched full screen:
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2011 19:30:09 GMT
I'm not sure how and why the French became the masters of the son et lumière concept, but they have definitely perfected it into a high art form for tourist nights. I think that the first one I ever saw as a child was at the château de Chambord, and I have never forgotten my amazement. The most recent one that I saw a couple of years ago was at the pyramids of Giza.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 27, 2011 7:10:04 GMT
Oh! In the process of fighting to get my internet service back, I missed coming back to this thread to see your answer & the video, Askar. Your photo looking up at the cathedral is perfect. I would so love to see this. I went to the video's page & found another one that shows (I think) the whole sequence. The opening, with people working on the scaffolding, is really moving -- like being able to see back in time. |
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2011 8:00:02 GMT
It's just a rehearsal. The actual show lasts about 30 minutes. Thank for your comments.  |
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Post by mossie on May 27, 2011 19:59:59 GMT
Superb
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Post by mich64 on May 28, 2011 16:55:05 GMT
Absolutely stunning. How incredible to be able to see this in person, I cannot imagine how it can be more beautiful than what we see already, but I trust that is person it must make your breath stop, yet your eyes would not stop moving.
Cheers,
Mich
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Post by auntieannie on Jun 3, 2011 14:02:08 GMT
I cannot find a word to express my amazement at these pictures. Merci!
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Post by tod2 on Jun 3, 2011 14:34:52 GMT
What a sight!! I am disappointed that the show will end in Oct this year. I do hope they put it on this time next year. Thank you for giving us that treat Askar!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2011 16:28:36 GMT
Oh! Really really good. Thanks for sharing these Aksar.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 3, 2011 16:29:05 GMT
Absolutely brilliant! thanks Askar for the excellent report and stunning photographs. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2011 17:30:23 GMT
Reims only being 45 minutes from Paris by TGV, I'm pretty sure that I'll be seeing this myself one evening.
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Post by zona on Jun 6, 2011 0:36:50 GMT
Really fantastic photos! I had no idea how close Reims was to Paris, and that the Cathedral is celebrating 800 years this year...we will definitely add this to our must-see list! Thank you for posting these pics!
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Post by thill25 on Jun 11, 2011 18:21:21 GMT
Those are amazing. Sad I missed it by a little over a month...  |
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