Cloister of Benedict XII by brewgirlca

Photography • Medieval • posted on Jul 29, 2013

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Now we step inside the enclosure of the Papal Palace at Avignon, France. This is part of the old Palace, the first built part, the part started by Benedict XII. This is his cloister, which would have been under construction in about 1335 making it about 675 years old. To the right is the Chapel of Benedict, the first house of worhship on the site, although in the second stage this chapel got dwarfed. In front of us, against the outer wall is the guest chambers for visiting dignitaries. And on the left is the conclave, the place that was used four more times to choose a new pope. The cloister was literally a place of separation between worlds. On the right was the monastic side, on the left the political and daily. Crossing the cloister was to cross between the worlds of duty to the faith. A sense of scale is provided by the person in the lower center.

Comments (22)

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Faemike55

8:00PM | Mon, 29 July 2013

Very cool capture and interesting POV

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magnus073

8:21PM | Mon, 29 July 2013

Roxie, this is one sensational looking capture my friend. I love this view, and am very grateful to you for all the detailed background info that brought this to life.

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ToniDunlap

9:14PM | Mon, 29 July 2013

Roxie, your photography is truly wonderful. What a great eye you have.

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barryjeffer

11:36PM | Mon, 29 July 2013

without zoom you can't get the real scope of the size of this place... Amazing structure and a really great shot Roxy.

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RaykesPictures

12:18AM | Tue, 30 July 2013

Time travel.

whaleman

12:44AM | Tue, 30 July 2013

Nice shot and the choice of B&W seems correct because to those in power there everything was black and white!

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renecyberdoc

12:52AM | Tue, 30 July 2013

yeah got to zoom in.

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mtdana

1:15AM | Tue, 30 July 2013

I would describe this POV as immersive – it really put you in the scene and captures the scale of this place! I think the monochrome image works very well with the stonework. Great series!!!

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rhol_figament

3:35AM | Tue, 30 July 2013

Wunderful, thank you...:)

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chaylastorm

4:14AM | Tue, 30 July 2013

Fantastic... the 'man hours' that must have gone in to building this palace... and all for the 'servants of God'. Keep them coming... the information you are supplying all adds to our understanding of these places. Wish I could have stowed away in your suitcase. LOL

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Dreamdesigner

4:34AM | Tue, 30 July 2013

Magnificent POV and shot!! Roxy I like it very much,Also thank you for the information my friend :-)))))

alanwilliams

5:38AM | Tue, 30 July 2013

so dramatic in lighting and viewpoint. Lovely work

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3dpoetry

7:19AM | Tue, 30 July 2013

Stunning

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eekdog

8:27AM | Tue, 30 July 2013

stunning indeed Rox..

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Cyve

8:31AM | Tue, 30 July 2013

Marvelous capture and TY for this comments !!!

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drifterlee

4:49PM | Tue, 30 July 2013

Beautiful building and shot!

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Tracesl

6:00PM | Tue, 30 July 2013

cool, excellent

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adorety

8:00PM | Tue, 30 July 2013

Thanks for pointing out the figure. The scale of the place is quite daunting and I imagine that is exactly what was intended. Great shot.

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netot

11:25PM | Tue, 30 July 2013

Great capture! and great tour! Thanks for the histories!

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SidheRoseGraphics

12:34AM | Wed, 31 July 2013

I had looked at the other image first, but decided to check this one out. It is a good thing that you have a person as a scale reference in this. It's huge! Great pov - must have been a 'belly shot' from the ground :) Very interesting and a lovely image, Roxy!

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