Cathedrale Saint Etienne, a photo from Lorraine, Est

Photographer's Note

Cathedrale Saint Etienne
Cathedral, otherwise the Cathedral of Saint Stephen, Metz (French: Cathédrale Saint Étienne de Metz), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Metz, capital of Lorraine, France.
It is dedicated to Saint Stephen. First begun in the early 14th century, it was joined together with the collegiate church of Notre-Dame in the mid-14th century, and given a new transept and late Gothic chevet, finished between 1486 and 1520.
It is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz as the seat of the bishops of Metz.
The cathedral treasury displays the collection, assembled over 1,000 years, of the bishopric of Metz, including paraments and items used for the Eucharist.

Metz Cathedral has the third-highest nave of cathedrals in France (41.41 meters (135.9 ft)), behind Amiens Cathedral and Beauvais Cathedral. It is nicknamed la Lanterne du Bon Dieu ("the Good Lord's lantern"), displaying the largest expanse of stained glass in the world with 6,496 m2 (69,920 sq ft).
The stained glass windows include works by Gothic and Renaissance master glass makers Hermann von Münster, Theobald of Lixheim, and Valentin Bousch.
Later artistic styles are represented by Charles-Laurent Maréchal (Romanticism), Roger Bissière tachisme), Jacques Villon (Cubism), and Marc Chagall (modernism).

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Silvio1953 (220637) 2021-11-09 4:18

Ciao Costantino, gran bella vista della favolosa cattedrale con fantastici ricami di pietra, bei dettagli, magnifici colori, ottima nitidezza e splendida luce, bravo, ciao Silvio

Gerrit (62042) 2021-11-09 4:41

Hello Constantino,
Beautiful Gothic Tympane and facade in an attractive photo. The yellow and blue are striking.
Thanks and regards,
Gerrit

mkamionka (73410) 2021-11-09 5:16

Hi Costantino,
Your stay in France is very photographically successful.
The architecture of this cathedral is so impressive, and you captured it in a magnificent light here which well gives away the beautiful of details.
Excellent work,
M

pierrefonds (113610) 2021-11-09 6:25

Hi Costantino,

The tight frame is putting the church in evidence. The point of view is showing the details of the St.Etienne cathedral. The light is making the colors to stand out. Have a nice day.

Pierre

holmertz (102008) 2021-11-09 6:33

Hello Costantino,
The wonderful Gothic elements of the façade are cleverly captured in this very sharp and well exposed photo. The fine light and contrasts give me a sense of looking at a 3D photo.
Best regards,
Gert

ChrisJ (171252) 2021-11-09 7:41

Hi Costantino,

A good upward pov of this impressive cathedral, with superb warm vs cold colour contrasts and excellent sharpness. I like the ornate exterior decorations. Tfs!

Fis2 (169759) 2021-11-09 9:21

Witaj Costantino!
The beautiful facade, portal and rosette make impression.
I love it.
Curious POV, nice colors.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

jhm (211734) 2021-11-09 9:27

Hello Costantino,

Lovely detailed frontage of the Cathedral of Saint Stephen.
Great architecture picture, real an artwork
Nice sharp and clear photographed.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Tue (91604) 2021-11-09 10:12

Hello Costantino,
The bright sunlight was perfect and gave the church such wonderful warm colours, which look wonderful against the blue sky. The sharpness is excellent and reveals the details clearly.
Lars

lousat (138623) 2021-11-09 10:30

Ciao Costantino,luce perfetta per una cattura brillantissima, grande vista dell'entrata della cattedrale di Metz con qualita' top! Buona serata! Luciano

ifege (46985) 2021-11-09 19:03

Hi Constantino
You have been on an escape from Volos.
A good photo of a beautiful old church.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (146312) 2021-11-09 23:33

Salut Costantino,
Superb architecture, a church perfectly photographed, so nice facade, excellent sunlight and sharpness, tfs.

Royaldevon (85606) 2021-11-10 9:13

Hello Dear Costantino,

St. Etienne, immediately made me think of wine! It is lovely wine and can be quite expensive!
Anyway, back to your photograph which shows the very ornate details of Gothic cathedral, the sunlight ensuring that they look rich and golden.
I was surprised to see that the buttresses are only on one side but that may be because of the shape of the cathedral.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

PaulVDV (62804) 2021-11-10 14:33

Hello Costantino,
Splendid view upwards of this beautiful Gothic cathedral.
In the photo we can admire the many wonderful architectural decorations.
Remarbable supporting buttresses on the left.
Best regards, Paul

PiotrF (54246) 2021-11-10 15:52

Hello Costantino,
Beautiful view of facade of the Cathedral of Saint Stephen. interesting architecture. Photo with the beautiful colours and good sharpness.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

mcmtanyel (67681) 2021-11-18 18:11

Hello Costantino,
A splendid cathedral captured nicely.
Regards,
MT