CATHEDRAL, Interior - Introduction

Now that you're in the Cathedral, you'll first need to get used to the light. I suggest staying close to the entrance, right in the middle, to get a general idea of what it looks like inside.

Even if the sun is shining outside, you probably got the impression of being in a gigantic space at twilight. And yet there's no lack of windows: there are an impressive fifty-five of them, including three huge windows at the back. The fact is that the light is filtered by the colored and stained glass windows, as occurs in other European Gothic cathedrals. These stained glass windows were made by French, German and Italian masters over a very long period, from the fifteenth to the twentieth century. The oldest and most valuable panels are now preserved in the Cathedral Museum....