The Cathedral

A magnificent cathedral. A language written in stone and glass. A soul searching for the divine meaning hidden within both.

Having embraced the Catholic faith, Durtal leaves Paris and settles in Chartres, where the great medieval cathedral becomes the centre of his spiritual and intellectual life. Beneath its soaring vaults and before its ancient statues and stained glass, he seeks to understand the vast system of Christian symbolism preserved within the building. Architecture, sacred art, t...