A MASTERPIECE OF GOTHIC ART Strasbourg Cathedral stands out first of all through its height. Its tower, completed in 1439, was the highest in the Christian world. Like all Gothic churches, it is like an immense book of images, the pages of which open up to the visitor as they walk around. Carvings and stained-glass windows recount the history of Christianity and also the allegories and symbols of the Middle Ages. The original church, of which we know little, already existed in the 8th century, b

Traditional colorful houses in La Petite France, Strasbourg, Alsace, France. Medieval home facade, historic town. Beautiful architecture on the idyllic river bank

Traditional colorful houses in La Petite France, Strasbourg, Alsace, France. Medieval home facade, historic town. Beautiful architecture on the idyllic river bank