Black and white view down a Gothic cloister arcade with repeated arches and a bright opening at the far end.

Arcades at Mont-Saint-Michel

MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, NORMANDY, FRANCE

A long arcade draws the eye into a bright vanishing point. The repeating Gothic arches turn the corridor into a measured rhythm of stone and shadow. Foreground columns fall out of focus, pressing the frame inward. A quiet courtyard opens to the left, while the covered passage holds the line. The image leans on symmetry, depth, and the austere geometry of the cloister. Mont-Saint-Michel is present here as structure before spectacle.