Chartres, west side, left portal
• In the Tympanum (extreme top) Christ ascending into heaven. Here in the LINTEL: Angels lean down to ask the apostles "Ye men of Gallilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?" [detail]
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LDS Scripture Commentary / Photos: Chartres Cathedral
Chartres, west side, left portal
• In the Tympanum (extreme top) Christ ascending into heaven. Here in the LINTEL: Angels lean down to ask the apostles "Ye men of Gallilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?" [detail]