Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
Last Judgment Portal: Weighing of Souls
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Central portal of the west front, depicting the Last Judgment (c.1230). In the middle of the tympanum, St. Michael the Archangel weighs souls while a furry Devil and helpers attempt to skew the results in their favor. On the left are the saved and on the right are the damned.
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