Notes on Kite Aerial Photography: Photo Gallery
Richard
the Lionheart. (Canon 24-mm, July 2000)
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in Richard the Lionheart's day the Royal Abbey was comprised of many buildings
within a walled compound of almost 35 acres. Each building was associated with a
religious order and purpose. Large
Moutier was the setting for prayers and Saint Benoit for
the tending of patients. The Madeleine was a setting for work, Saint
Lazare for the care of lepers and the Sisters who looked after them. Jean
Saint of
the Dress provided separate quarters for the men who lived at the abbey. The
Madeleine and Saint Jean of the Dress were demolished around the time
of the French Revolution..
On
the left you can see the kitchen building just beyond the two spires of the
church. On the right is an interior view of the church nave that I thought I
should work in somewhere. (Canon 24-mm and Canon S100 Digital Elph, July 2000)
One of the most interesting buildings in the abbey housed the original kitchens.
At the end of the Refectory is a kitchen structure with an octagonal plan and
featuring many chimneys kitchens. Restored
by Viollet-le-Duc
in the 19th century, it is a rare example of secular Romanesque architecture. I
tried very hard to get a camera over, or even near, the kitchen structure. One
the few occasions when I did get close it seemed that circumstances of wind and
kite diverted my attention from photography to kite flying.
The kitchen structure is just visible on the right side of the right image and
again in the lower images (Canon 24-mm, July 2000)
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