Bourges Cathedral

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DonMartini @ 2007-12-20 02:57:11

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Construction on Bourges Cathedral began on in 1195, the same time as Chartres Cathedral. The choir was completed by 1214 and the nave was completed in 1225-1250. The west façade was finished in 1270. The architect was Paul-Louis Boeswillwald and the master builder was Philippe Berruyer.

The cathedral's nave is 15m wide by 37m high; its arcade is 20m high; the inner aisle is 21.3m and the outer aisle is 9.3m high. The use of flying buttresses was employed to help the structure of the building. However, since this was a fairly new technique, one can easily see the walls were still made quite thick to take the force. Six part ribbed vaults are used to hold up the vault.

The cathedral was added to the list of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1992.

More Info:

en.wikipedia.org

Location:

Bourges, France (FR)
@ 47.08217800, 2.39920900

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