NOTRE-DAME-DE-LA GARDE Home Page An Astonishing Architectural Style... ...And Astonishing Particularities Our Lady of the Guard in numbers "Our Good Mother" from all directions Let's go Inside... A story of abiding tenacity living Faith To Welcome You FORUM A few books

You have to come and observe these works up close in order to understand how much time and effort went into assembling these millions of tiny earthenware fragments, understand how clever and skillful the workers had to be to translate faithfully the sketches drawn by the designers; for example, the way they solved the difficult problem of rounding out the curves. At certain times of day, in the heart of the shadowy dimness, a torrent of light floods your eyes. The Annunciation, from a 16th century painting.