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Coutances Cathedral: Overall view, west facade and spires

Date

Circa 1910

Location

Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

It is the seat of the Bishop of Coutances and Avranches, previously the Bishops of Coutances, dedicated to Notre-Dame. Standing 80 metres (295 ft) tall it dominates the town and can be seen from as far away as Jersey. It is a classic example of the Gothic style of Normandy in its use of long straight vertical lines. Subsequent alterations to the cathedral included the building of a series of elegant interconnecting nave aisle chapels ca. 1300 and the expansion of the axial chapel of the choir in the 14th century. The cathedral, which is ca. 80 m long, was restored after World War II by Y. Froidevaux.

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It is the seat of the Bishop of Coutances and Avranches, previously the Bishops of Coutances, dedicated to Notre-Dame. Standing 80 metres (295 ft) tall it dominates the town and can be seen from as far away as Jersey. It is a classic example of the Gothic style of Normandy in its use of long straight vertical lines. Subsequent alterations to the cathedral included the building of a series of elegant interconnecting nave aisle chapels ca. 1300 and the expansion of the axial chapel of the choir in the 14th century. The cathedral, which is ca. 80 m long, was restored after World War II by Y. Froidevaux.
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G. Massiot & cie
Circa 1910
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https://curate.nd.edu/show/v979v121v56

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