Labyrinth of Chartres Cathedral

The image depicts a circular stone labyrinth, presented from a direct overhead perspective against a white background. The paths are delineated by raised stone dividers with a weathered, reddish-brown texture and intermittent patches of green moss. At the center of the labyrinth sits a six-petaled flower shape (rosette), from which the path winds outward in a series of concentric, folded loops that terminate at an outer perimeter border of small, uniform semicircular stone markers.

The labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral, installed in the early 13th century, is a central icon of medieval Christian pilgrimage and meditative practice. It symbolizes the soul's journey toward the divine, reflecting Neoplatonic concepts of movement toward the center and the unity of the cosmos.