Pilgrims to these edifices would no doubt have been awed by their apparent defiance of gravity, and moved by the breathtaking spiritual power conveyed by the churches' vast, light-pierced interiors.
The quick spin of the global contemporary art carousel has put the Paris-London rivalry in ever sharper focus, particularly since 2006 when FIAC moved into the vast light-soaked arena of the 112-year-old Grand Palais, bolstering its appeal.
The vessel is fitted with an array of 3D, high-definition stereoscopic cameras and a vast lighting array, that allowed him to film this deep, dark spot.
A vast, light-filled tundra is Simba's playground in Disney's "The Lion King". Aside from his shadowy run-ins with Scar, the peppy cub dashes around warm-hued brush and vibrant jungles.
I am at the London Aquatics Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, a building so vast and light, it makes my eyes hurt.
As if struck by a sacred bolt of lightning, she unleashed them, and the world, the seagulls, the taste of salt, the hard earth, the smell of the sea, the clouds, all disappeared, and in their place appeared a vast gold light, which grew and grew until it touched the most distant star in the galaxy".
But the space between stars is vast, and light takes thousands of years to travel between them.
People have Near Death Experiences, enlightening dreams, visitations of relatives from the other side, meditation and prayer experiences which uncover their normal awareness to a state of vast brilliant light, a love without end, a realm of being with no observer, only intimacy and freedom beyond words.
Block D10 is the highlight: a vast but light-footed "wet" factory for preparing pharmaceuticals.
We sat in his vast, dimly lighted living room, which is decorated with Persian carpets and oil paintings.
