The view in the image is from the beginning of a narrow street, looking straight ahead towards the grand facade of a cathedral in the distance. The architecture of the cathedral dominates the vertical axis of the composition. The cathedral's details are depicted with fine linear brushstrokes, including the rose window and towers. The color palette is mainly sepia, giving the image a vintage appearance. The composition leads the eye from the empty street through rows of buildings towards the cathedral in the background. Sparse trees break the linear consistency of the scene on the left side.