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Labyrinth Patterns
More than three dozen labyrinth patterns exist in the world today, and more are being created every year. Labyrinth scholars Jeff Saward and Sig Lonegren—with the help of Marty Cain, David Tolzman, Lea Goode-Harris, Alex Champion and Robert Ferré—have worked together to create a typology of labyrinth patterns. They have identified two main types of labyrinths, including the Classical Family and the Medieval Group. A variety of other labyrinths also exist, most of which have been classified under Miscellaneous until further categories can be defined. A left- or right-handed labyrinth is determined by the direction of the first turn after entering the labyrinth. According to labyrinth historian Jeff Saward, approximately two-thirds of the ancient Classical labyrinths were right-handed and two-thirds of the modern Classical ones are left-handed.
Of the many labyrinth patterns now available, the Quad-City Labyrinth Project currently uses three patterns for its programs and events: the 11-circuit Chartres Labyrinth; the 7-circuit Classical Labyrinth, and the 9-circuit, dual-path Reflection Labyrinth.
Chartres Labyrinth
Classical Labyrinth
Reflection Labyrinth
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