{"id":509,"date":"2017-02-09T11:42:39","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T11:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/history\/?p=509"},"modified":"2019-03-08T10:12:23","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T10:12:23","slug":"gothic-art-and-architecture-site-visit-to-paris-12-14-december-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/history\/2017\/02\/09\/gothic-art-and-architecture-site-visit-to-paris-12-14-december-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Gothic Art and Architecture site visit to Paris, 12\u201314 December 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr Emily Guerry took twenty students to Paris back in December, where they visited five museums and six churches as part of their studies into gothic art and architecture.<\/p>\n

The students, who were from Dr Guerry’s third year special subject module, ‘Saints, Relics, and Churches 500-1500’, and MA module ‘Gothic Art and Architecture, 1130\u20131330’, go the opportunity to visit\u00a0Saint-Denis, Notre-Dame de Paris, the Sainte-Chapelle, and Chartres Cathedral. The students also found time to visit\u00a0the\u00a0Mus\u00e9e du Louvre medieval collections, Eiffel Tower, the museum of architecture, Cit\u00e9 d’architecture et du Patriomine, and the Mus\u00e9e du Cluny.<\/p>\n

Student testimonials\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The three-day \u2018saints and relics\u2019 history trip to Paris, it was by far the most enjoyable and informative field trip I have ever been on. It goes without saying that I would not have had the pleasure, not only of seeing all the details of these historical sites in person but also having their nuances explained to me, were it not for our trip to Paris. I am therefore immensely grateful to the University of Kent for giving me such an opportunity and would relish any chance to go again.”
\nArrun Thuraisingham<\/p>\n

“This trip provided more than a small break in a lovely city, it was the best educational experience I could have ever hoped to have. It is easy to see pictures of the beautiful buildings and discuss the architecture however, it is another thing to see them in person. It was breathtaking. This trip opened my eyes not just to what everything was but gave me a deeper understanding to why medieval communities responded in the way they did. This is something that I probably would not have grasped sitting in the classroom so thank you.”
\nAmy Bills (Third year History student)<\/p>\n

“The benefits of attending this trip were endless in extending my knowledge on the
\ncult of saints. I would like to personally thank the School of History and Kent
\nInternationalisation for providing us with this unique opportunity. A memory that will stay with me as a highlight of my time at Kent, and further demonstrates effective learning resources that the university has to offer for both undergraduates and postgraduates.”
\nLucy Splarn (Third year History student)<\/p>\n

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Kent students at the west facade of Chartres Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kent students in Abbot Suger’s chevet at Saint-Denis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kent students examine the portal iconography in the Cit\u00e9 d’architecture et du Patrimoine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kent students on a much-needed lunch break along the walls of the Mus\u00e9e du Cluny<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kent historians pose like the Gothic sculpture at Chartres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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