Cathédrale Saint-Étienne in Auxerre

You're standing in front of Auxerre Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Start with the west front, about forty metres wide. Around the portals you'll find a whole gallery of sculpture. There are saints and biblical figures, but also, rather surprisingly, allegorical figures of the wives of Hercules. Around 1270 a Count of Auxerre got this sculpture project going, and the work carried on into the fifteenth century.