Bourges Cathedral Sculpted Portal

This is one of the five sculpted portals on the west front of Bourges Cathedral in the Loire Valley. The projections are gargoyles. Though you can't see it here the cathedral is famous and unusual for having four large side aisles, a lack of transepts (the projecting areas to the left and right of the nave that make a church cross shaped), lots of flying buttresses and an asymmetric west face.

This photo was taken mid afternoon, the sun is quite harsh but the light reflecting off the cathedral gives it more of a warm feel. Taken lying on the ground.

1/50s at f/14 24 mm ISO 100.