Every year I get the chance to go on a coach trip and have a fun weekend whilst raising money for the charity 'Hope & Homes for Children'. This year the destination was Lille which is a beautiful town and we all had a great time. Unfortunately I haven't got many photos of Lille itself because it rained when we did the walking tour. I managed to keep dry but I didn't think I could manage juggling a camera and umbrella at the same time and keep me and the camera safely dry. It just gives me an excuse to go back again soon ;-)
It was All Saints Day when we did the walking tour and the Cathedrale Notre Dame de la Treille was holding a ceremony to celebrate the Saints. Building of the Cathedral was begun in 1854 and finally declared complete in 1999. The initial building work was gothic in style, but the later work was designed by local architect Pierre-Louis Carlier in collaboration with Peter Rice, who engineered the Sydney Opera House. As you can see, it is quite modern in appearance and the rain doesn't do much for it's looks.
It was All Saints Day when we did the walking tour and the Cathedrale Notre Dame de la Treille was holding a ceremony to celebrate the Saints. Building of the Cathedral was begun in 1854 and finally declared complete in 1999. The initial building work was gothic in style, but the later work was designed by local architect Pierre-Louis Carlier in collaboration with Peter Rice, who engineered the Sydney Opera House. As you can see, it is quite modern in appearance and the rain doesn't do much for it's looks.
More on Lille tomorrow...
7 comments:
It is a beautiful building, certainly.
Have you ever seen 'Paddy's Wigwam' in Liverpool? Not yet sen it, oddly, but it's something I quite want to.
Bloody dialup!
No bloody picture appears!
I'm sure it is a beautiful building, isn't it?
It certainly is a beautiful building.
I do like Lille and have been there many times...
Busy, busy, busy. Always on the go, Cherie.
You are lucky to be so close to all these wonderful places. Very interesting building.
Crushed - No I haven't been to Liverpool, but I seem to be doing the rounds.
Calum - My picture doesn't look beautiful, it makes the building look quite drab.
Jams - You should see it at night, it glows pink.
Mutley - I liked Lille too.
James - At least this was a holiday and it was fun :-)
JMB - It is rather unusual isn't it?
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