Notre Dame de Lausanne Cathedral - Lausanne, Switzerland
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member manchanegra
N 46° 31.356 E 006° 38.086
32T E 318589 N 5154832
A magnificent door for the most beautiful Gothic church in Switzerland.
Waymark Code: WMC12X
Location: Vaud, Switzerland
Date Posted: 07/12/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member dejf75
Views: 28

This door, the western door (Main door to the cathedral) is called the Montfalcon Portal, after a 16th-century bishop.
The monumental doorway has a double wooden door and is decorated with sculptures of biblical figures, saints, bishops and various creatures.
On the top, a magnificente stained glass window.
Type of material of the door: Wood

Functional door?: Yes

Location of this door/way: On private property

Is it accessable only by paid admission": No

Style: Gothic

Address or physical location:
Place de la Cathédrale Lausanne Switzerland


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