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In the 18th century, most labyrinths embedded in the paving of cathedrals were destroyed. Chartres is the only cathedral to have preserved its labyrinth. Its circumference is about 13 metres. At the centre of the labyrinth is a disk that symbolised the battle of Theseus and the Minotaur.
In the 18th century, most labyrinths embedded in the paving stones of cathedrals were destroyed by men who had become ignorant of their deep significance. Chartres is the only cathedral to have preserved its labyrinth. Its circumference is about 13 metres, but unfortunately it is not complete ; at the centre of the labyrinth was a copper disk, removed during the Revolution. It represented the battle of Theseus and the Minotaur. A labyrinth stands for life with its trials. Left to himself, man loses himself in the maze of choices that human existence puts before him. To make his way through the labyrinth was the equivalent to a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. For the faithful medieval person, to walk the labyrinth was a spiritual act, a journey to the centre of his being.
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