Le Puy-en-Velay - Cloister

The cloister next to the cathedral "Notre-Dame du Puy" was constructed within the 12th century, influenced by the moorish architecture. IN the mid of the 19th century, the cathedral and the cloister got renovated and in some parts reconstructed, this is still today well disputed.

The mermaid was widely used symbol, mostly connected to human vanity and sexual lust. Here is a siren with one tail, many old ones have two tails. On the left you see the black vulcanic stone, that is typical for the Velay-area.