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The Labyrinth of the Reims Cathedral was a church labyrinth installed on the floor of the nave of the Cathedral of Reims. == Structure == The labyrinth was the shape of a complex square with cut corners and sides of 10.36 meters.〔 The paths were 27.94 cm wide, separated by lines of blue dark stone from Ardennes of a width of 11.43 centimeters.〔 〕 The labyrinth was made of soft stone that wore out beneath the feet of pilgrims. This stone was of the same kind that the tombstone of Pierre Libergier was carved of. That grave is now exposed on a wall of the cathedral.〔 A distinctive aspect of the labyrinth was the inclusion within it of depictions of the master masons of the cathedral. In other churches and cathedrals, they are unknown and anonymous. However, the identities of these master masons are precisely known, because a survey of the labyrinth was drawn in 1640 by Canon Cocquault and in 1779, just before its destruction, by Robin and Havé. These surveys also contained dates and descriptions of the masons' works.〔 The person most responsible for construction is generally identified as Aubry de Humbert, Archbishop of Reims, who decided in 1211 to build a new cathedral in the place of the old one, destroyed by fire in 1210. The people in the corners of the labyrinth are the successive master masons of the cathedral:〔〔 * (Top right) : Jean Orbais (1211-1231) made the plans of the cathedral and began the apse. * (Top left) : Jean-le-Loup (1231-1247) began the northern portals. * (Bottom left) : Gaucher de Reims (1247-1255) began the arches and portals on the west façade. * (Bottom right) : Bernard de Soissons (1255-1290) made five vaults of the nave and the great rosace. This one was in charge during the inauguration of the labyrinth. There is no trace of the fifth contractor, probably the best known, Robert de Coucy who was in charge later from 1290 to 1311, made the carpentry and the roof.〔 The masons are represented hard at work, with their tools in hand. For example, Jean d'Orbais appears to draw a map on the floor.〔 There were also two other silhouettes on each side of the entrance of the labyrinth, which could not be identified because they were already almost completely eroded.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Labyrinth of the Reims Cathedral」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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