Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Vézelay, Church and Hill' has mentioned 'Sun' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Contents 1 History 2 Interpretation of the tympanum 2.1 Lintel 2.2 Comparison with other contemporary portals 2.3 Lower compartments 2.4 Upper compartments 2.5 Central portal 3 Alignment with the sun 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External links | WIKI |
| Alignment with the sun[edit] | WIKI |
| In 1976, after more than eight centuries, Hugues Delautre, one of the Franciscan fathers previously in charge of servicing the Vxc3xa9zelay sanctuary, discovered that not only the orientation axis of La Madeleine, but also its internal structure, were determined according to the position of the earth relative to the sun. | WIKI |
| Every year, just before the feast day of Saint John the Baptist, the astronomical dimensions of this church are revealed: When the sun reaches its highest point of the year, at local noon on the summer solstice, the light coming through the southern clerestory windows casts a series of luminous spots precisely along the longitudinal center of the nave floor. | WIKI |