After my trek through the vineyards around the Burgundian town of Beaune, I still had some time left before my train back to Dijon, so I stopped by the amazing Hospices de Beaune.
Resembling a church, this ornate structure built in the fifteenth century was actually, as the name implies, a hospital for the poor.
Inside it houses some impressive art by Rogier van der Weyden and Lucas Cranach the Elder – big names indeed, considering the diminutive size of the town.
Here’s a detail from another part of this vast building’s roof:
Bigger versions of these photos can be found here and here.
