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title: Main Portal, Western Side, Bourges Cathedral
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16692/main-portal-western-side-bourges-cathedral/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2022-11-17
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# Main Portal, Western Side, Bourges Cathedral

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Main Portal, Western Side, Bourges Cathedral](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16692.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16692.jpg)

## Image Caption

The main portal on the western façade of [Bourges Cathedral](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bourges_Cathedral/), France. The [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/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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## About the Author

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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
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/>
### Chicago
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/>.
### MLA
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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