Laon

Cafe terrace and facades of houses on the Parvis Gautier de Mortagne square

West facade of the Notre-Dame cathedral of Gothic styla: carved portal topped with a rose window

Porte de Soissons gate, and garden with a bench

Walk along the ramparts with a view of the plain and the Arts and Recreation centre (Maison des Arts et Loisirs) of Laon; lamppost in the foreground

Towers and transept of the Saint-Martin abbey church overlooking the houses of the town

Porte d'Ardon gate and houses in the town

Towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral

Rose window of the flat head of the Notre-Dame cathedral

Towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral, and wall lantern

Central portal of the west facade of the Notre-Dame cathedral of Gothic style

Notre-Dame cathedral of Gothic style: carved tympanum of the central portal of the west facade

Notre-Dame cathedral of Gothic style: Madonna and Child in the pier of the central portal of the west facade

Notre-Dame cathedral of Gothic style: carvings of the central portal of the west facade

West facade of the Notre-Dame cathedral of Gothic style

Inside Notre-Dame cathedral: nave, pulpit, organ and Western rose window

Inside Notre-Dame cathedral: rose windows of the eastern

Inside Notre-Dame cathedral: nave and choir

Inside Notre-Dame cathedral: columns

Inside Notre-Dame cathedral: stained glass windows of the choir

Inside Notre-Dame cathedral: stained glass windows of the choir

Inside Notre-Dame cathedral: enclosures of the chapels

Inside Notre-Dame cathedral: detail of a chapel enclosure

Western towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral

Statues of oxen adorning a tower of the western facade of the Notre-Dame cathedral

Statue of a beef adorning a tower of the western facade of the Notre-Dame cathedral

Cafe terrace and facades of houses in the medieval town

Gate and drawbridge of the citadel

Walk along the ramparts overlooking the towers of Notre-Dame cathedral, the old bishop's palace, and the facades of the medieval town; lamppost in foreground

Chapel of the Templar of Romanesque style

Inside the chapel of the Templars

Garden of the chapel of the Templars, tower of the Notre-Dame cathedral, and facade of the medieval town

Porte de Soissons gate

Leaning tower

Facade of the Saint-Martin abbey church

Saint-Martin abbey church, square with benches and tree

Midi rampart and facade of the upper town

Upper town dominated by the towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral, overlooking the rooftops of the lower town

Upper town: towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral, old bishop's palace (courthouse) and walls

View over the roofs of the lower town and the plain from the ramparts of the upper town

View of the plain from the ramparts of the upper town

Cafe terrace and facades of houses on the Parvis Gautier de Mortagne square

Facades of houses in the medieval town (opper town) and around the Notre-Dame cathedral overlooking the place

Walls and facades of houses in the upper town

Towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral

From the upper town, view over the rooftops of the lower town and the trees

View over the roofs of the lower town and the surrounding plain

Towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral

Facades of the town and countryside

Tower and facade of the town