THE INTERIOR OF THE CATHEDRAL
The Inner Western Façade
(See description of the Exterior on pp. [34] to [41].)
This is a masterpiece. Its sculptural decoration is unique, and as rich as that of the outer façade.
In the tympanum of the central door a sixteen-leaved rose-window, the stained-glass of which was made shortly before the Revolution, is faced with three small trefoil rose-windows.
At the top of the dividing pillar St. Nicaise, headless, is between two angels and two armed men personifying the barbarians who killed him.
The entire door, as far as the triforium, is framed by seven rows of superimposed niches separated by panels of sculptured foliage. The basements are covered with figured drapery, as on the outside. In each niche, under a trefoil arcade, is a statue. The subjects represented are, from bottom to top: on the right: The Life of John the Baptist; on the left: The Fulfilment of the Prophecy and The Childhood of Christ.
