Description
This view shows the labyrinth in the nave, and the lower elevation of the choir beyond it.
There is only one path through the labyrinth- it is 964 feet long. Its purpose is unknown but many pilgrims walk the path through the labyrinth as a meditative exercise.
The circumference of the Labyrinth is 131 feet. It is almost exactly the same size as the Western Rose window, and is the same distance from the west entrance as the West Rose is from the floor. Thus, if the west wall were to fall inwards, the West Rose would fall directly on the Labyrinth.
Subject
Cathédrale de Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church decoration and ornament--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church architecture--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Christian art and symbolism--France--Chartres--Medieval, 500-1500--Pictorial works.
