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If you found the detail on the outside of the cathedral mesmerizing, just wait until you see the inside.\u00a0 And we were fortunate enough to be inside during part of an organ recital of Widor\u2019s Wonderful Toccata.\u00a0 I was moved to tears\u2013 as it was played at our daughter Christy\u2019s funeral. The area around the high altar and the rose window can give you a permanent crick in your neck from staring up.<\/p>\n

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If you found the detail on the outside of the cathedral mesmerizing, just wait until you see the inside.\u00a0 And we were fortunate enough to be inside during part of an organ recital of Widor\u2019s Wonderful Toccata.\u00a0 I was moved to tears\u2013 as it was played at our daughter Christy\u2019s funeral. 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