More about the Cathedral of Our Lady Amiens, see received postcard #260.
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Thank you, Axel !
Sent on: August 7, 2014
Received on: August 13, 2014
Showing posts with label Property 162. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Property 162. Show all posts
25 August 2014
04 September 2013
#315 Peronne, France | FR-308170
1. Notre-Dame de Paris (IPA: [nɔtʁə dam də paʁi]; French for "Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is an historic Roman Rite Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque architecture.
2. Chartres Cathedral, also known as Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres), is a medieval Roman Rite Catholic cathedral located in Chartres, France, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Paris. It is considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The current cathedral, mostly constructed between 1194 and 1250, is the
last of at least five which have occupied the site since the town
became a bishopric in the 4th century.
Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 1979
3. Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Reims) is the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims, where the kings of France were once crowned. The cathedral replaces an older church, destroyed by fire in 1211, that was built on the site of the basilica where Clovis was baptized by Saint Remi, bishop of Reims, in AD 496. That original structure had itself been erected on the site of some Roman baths. A major tourism destination, the cathedral receives about one million visitors annually.
Property No #601
Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 1991
Property No #601
Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 1991
4. Received card #260 with the same cathedral.
Property No #162
Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 1981
Property No #162
Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 1981
5. Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, German: Liebfrauenmünster zu Straßburg), also known as Strasbourg Minster, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. Although considerable parts of it are still in Romanesque architecture, it is widely considered to be among the finest examples of high, or late, Gothic architecture. Erwin von Steinbach is credited for major contributions from 1277 to his death in 1318.
Thank you, Catherine (tidalium) !
Received on: September 4, 2013
Travel time: 21 days
Distance: 1771 km (1,100 miles)
05 July 2013
#260 Beauvais, France
Medieval cathedral builders were trying to maximize the internal dimensions in order to reach for the heavens and bring in more light. In that regard, the Amiens cathedral is the tallest complete cathedral in France, its stone-vaulted nave reaching an internal height of 42.30 metres (138.8 ft) (surpassed only by the incomplete Beauvais Cathedral). It also has the greatest interior volume of any French cathedral, estimated at 200,000 cubic metres (260,000 cu yd). The cathedral was built between 1220 and c.1270. Although it has lost most of its original stained glass, Amiens Cathedral is renowned for the quality and quantity of early 13th-century Gothic sculpture in the main west façade and the south transept portal, and a large quantity of polychrome sculpture from later periods inside the building.
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Property No #162
Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 1981
Thank you, Axel !
Sent on: June 28, 2013
Received on: July 2, 2013
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