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  • Rated by Thomas-Jefferson on May 07 2009, 4:31pm

    Paleolithic period (from 20,000 BC) "Development from meandering patterns and concentric circles to the labyrinth design" Earliest surviving medieval Christian labyrinth Chatres Cathedral in France Also known as Chemin de Jerusalem, the labyrinth design within the pavement of the nave of Chatres Cathedral is the earliest surviving example of the medieval Christian design. It is unique because of its central "rose" and the 112 cusps around the outside. Its design is of an 11-circuit labyrinth (instead of the pagan seven-ring cretan one) broken up by a cross laid over the entire design. "The Bristol Water Maze is built in Victoria Park, England. Water wells up at the centre and flows along every part of its eleven rings. A twig or leaf is then slowly floated along the entire length."