Cathédrale Saint-Gatien - Tours, France
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N 47° 23.733 E 000° 41.653
31T E 326003 N 5251699
[E] The Cathedral Saint-Gatien is located in Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France. [F] La Cathédrale Saint-Gatien est situé à Tours en Indre-et-Loire.
Waymark Code: WMV2P7
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 02/13/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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[E] The Saint-Gatien cathedral, built between 1170 and 1547, is dedicated to Saint Gatien, the first bishop of Tours.
It was listed as a historical monument by a list of 1862.
Its construction having been particularly slow, it presents a very complete set of French religious architecture from the twelfth to the sixteenth century. Thus, the base and buttresses of the towers are of Romanesque period, the general ornamentation is pure Gothic, radiating and flamboyant, and the peaks of the two towers are in the Renaissance style of the early sixteenth century.
It possesses an exceptional jewel: its collection of stained-glass windows.

Overall length: 100 m
Width: 28 m
Width of the transept: 46 m
Height under the vaults: 29 m
Height under the aisles: 11 m
Height of the north tower: 68 m
Height of the south tower: 69 m

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[F]
La cathédrale Saint-Gatien, construite entre 1170 et 1547, est dédiée à Saint Gatien, le premier évêque de Tours.
Elle a été classée monument historique par liste de 1862.
Sa construction ayant été particulièrement lente, elle présente un ensemble très complet d'architecture religieuse française du XIIe au XVIe siècle. Ainsi, la base et les contreforts des tours sont d'époque romane, l'ornementation générale est du pur gothique, rayonnant et flamboyant, et les sommets des deux tours sont dans le style Renaissance du début du XVIe siècle.
Elle possède un joyau exceptionnel : sa collection de vitraux.

Longueur totale : 100 m
Largeur : 28 m
Largeur du transept : 46 m
Hauteur sous les voûtes : 29 m
Hauteur sous les bas-côtés : 11 m
Hauteur de la tour nord : 68 m
Hauteur de la tour sud : 69 m

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