A replica of the famous labyrinth in Chartres cathedral in Paris, will be constructed near the home at Longtree in an area ringed by tall Ponderosa pines.

Labyrinths were built inside cathedrals in the 12th century by order of the Pope, but only Chartres remains. It was built about 1200, when the Crusade wars made ritual walks in the holy land too dangerous.

The Chartres duplicate at Longtree will measure 12.89 meters in diameter, and the walking path will cover 261.5 meters.

One walks a labyrinth in silence, experiencing emotions that range from tranquility and peace

to relief from stress. It can be an inspirational journey.

Ancients often walked Chartres on their knees, and found it required about the same time it took them to walk a league. Thereafter, the Chartres labyrinth became known as, "The League."

You will enter the Longtree labyrinth from the west and move toward the east. Such a walk symbolically takes you from the setting sun toward the rising sun. Longtree, like Chartres, will be a right-handed labyrinth, which means you start your journey with a right-hand turn upon entering.

A builder for the Longtree replica has not yet been selected.