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- Situated 60km north of Paris, Beauvais Cathedral symbolises the height of architectural endeavour in the gothic architecture of the Middle Ages. Ambitious and gravity-defying, the cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Beauvais boasts the record for the highest ceiling in a gothic choir.
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The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais) is a Catholic church in the northern town of Beauvais, Oise, France. It is the seat of the Bishop of Beauvais, Noyon and Senlis.
Feb 7, 2022 · Situated 60km north of Paris, Beauvais Cathedral symbolises the height of architectural endeavour in the gothic architecture of the Middle Ages. Ambitious and gravity-defying, the cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Beauvais boasts the record for the highest ceiling in a gothic choir.
The Saint-Pierre cathedral dominates the city of Beauvais by its prodigious dimensions: its Gothic choir of the 13th century, 48 m high under vault, is the highest of history and especially the most slender: a glass cage rising more than 20 m above the ambulatory, impressive!
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In Beauvais, it was in 1225 that the old cathedral-church, now called the ‘Basse-Œuvre,’ was destroyed. Instead of rebuilding, Bishop Milon de Nanteuil chose to construct a new edifice in the style of the time: Gothic art, also known as French or Gothic art.
The Saint-Pierre Cathedral is a historic building located in the city of Beauvais, in northern France. Erected in the 13th century, it is considered one of the greatest achievements of Gothic architecture in France.
Description of the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Beauvais, including its interior, exterior, choir, and transept.
The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais is, in some respects, the most daring achievement of Gothic architecture, and consists only of a transept (16th-century) and choir, with apse and seven polygonal apsidal chapels (13th-century), which are reached by an ambulatory.
