What is the name of the cathedral in Bourges?
What is the name of the cathedral in Bourges?
Bourges Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges) is a Roman Catholic church located in Bourges, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Stephen and is the seat of the Archbishop of Bourges. It is in the Gothic and Romanesque architectural styles.
What is the astronomical clock of Bourges Cathedral?
The Astronomical Clock of Bourges cathedral dates back to 1424 and was made by the canon and mathematician Jean Furosis. The clock is made of a tower holding two clocks, painted red and decorated with flowers, shields and golden lines. The higher clock shows the hours and minutes and dates from the 19th century.
What are the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals of France?
The following facts and figures shows why Saint-Etienne de Bourges ranks among the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals of France. Total length: 125 m (Reims: 149.19 m, Amiens: 145 m, Notre-Dame de Paris: 130 m)
Did Joan of Arc pray in Bourges Cathedral?
In 1424, André Cassart built the famous astronomical clock from a design by Jean Fusoris. Five years later, in 1429, Joan of Arc came to Bourges and prayed in Bourges Cathedral. No one knows if she liked the cathedral, but to this day she is depicted there in one of the chapels wearing armour.
What are the best Gothic cathedrals in France?
St.-Etienne in Bourges is the greatest cathedral – Gothic or otherwise – in Europe. The architecture is stunningly beautiful, and the medieval stained glass windows in the chevet are the best in France – more interesting and much easier to see than the windows of Chartres Cathedral.
Who was the first Queen crowned in Bourges?
In about 1100, King Philip II of France added Bourges and its province to his growing kingdom. In 1145 his son Louis VII of France presented his new wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, and she was formally crowned Queen of France in the old Gothic Cathedral in Bourges.
What style of architecture is St Peter’s Cathedral?
Built atop an earlier Romanesque church from 1195 until 1230, it is largely in the High Gothic architectural style and was constructed at about the same time as Chartres Cathedral.
