The Middle Ages showed a renewed interest in labyrinths and a design more complex than the classical seven-circuit labyrinth became popular. The most famous of these remaining labyrinths is at Chartres Cathedral near Paris, France. This labyrinth was meant to be walked. In the past it could be walked as a pilgrimage and/or for repentance. As a pilgrimage it was a questing, searching journey with the hope of becoming closer to God. When used for repentance the pilgrims would walk on their knees. Sometimes this eleven-circuit labyrinth would serve as a substitute for an actual pilgrimage to Jerusalem and as a result came to be called the ''Chemin de Jerusalem'' or Road of Jerusalem. At the center is a rosette design which has a rich symbolic value including that of enlightenment. The four arms of the cross are readily visible and provide significant Christian symbolism. (On one side of our pendant is a thunderbolt.) This pewter pendant is approx. 1 1/2'' in dia. and comes with a chain 23'' in length.