Main Portal, Western Side, Bourges Cathedral

Mark Cartwright
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The main portal on the western façade of Bourges Cathedral, France. The sculpture above the two doorways shows the Last Judgement and was made around 1240. The figures in the arches represent various angels, martyrs, confessors, and saints.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2022, November 17). Main Portal, Western Side, Bourges Cathedral. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16692/main-portal-western-side-bourges-cathedral/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Main Portal, Western Side, Bourges Cathedral." World History Encyclopedia, November 17, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16692/main-portal-western-side-bourges-cathedral/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Main Portal, Western Side, Bourges Cathedral." World History Encyclopedia, 17 Nov 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16692/main-portal-western-side-bourges-cathedral/.

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