Reply #68: Well, these cathedrals are very old and to Americans I think they can look

[CTyankee]

kind of strange. It was a different world in the day when they were created. I tried to get images that suggested the cathedral (in most cases) rather than a straight-on photo of the front of the cathedral. That, I felt, would be boring. Thus, the Chagall window was commissioned by the French government for their treasured historical cathedral. It's part of art history that Chagall did its windows.

Remember I did say I chose the images to reflect a "defining characteristic." Thus, what I posted was more suggestive of the history or the interesting features of the architecture, rather than just frontal views of the building itself.

I hope this helps as an explanation of my methods here.