Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Coutances, Normandy, renowned for its soaring twin towers and medieval architecture.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic cathedral
ⓘ
Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Norman Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtOnSiteOf |
earlier 11th-century church
ⓘ
earlier Romanesque cathedral ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 13th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Coutances and Avranches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| façadeOrientation | west ⓘ |
| foundedAsCathedral | 13th century ⓘ |
| function | seat of the Bishop of Coutances ⓘ |
| hasAmbulatory | yes ⓘ |
| hasChoir | yes ⓘ |
| hasCloister | yes ⓘ |
| hasCrypt | yes ⓘ |
| hasNave | yes ⓘ |
| hasParvis | yes ⓘ |
| hasTransept | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1862 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Coutances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Manche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricProvince | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Cotentin Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainConstructionPeriod | circa 1210–1274 ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
central lantern tower
ⓘ
elevated choir ⓘ flying buttresses ⓘ medieval stained glass ⓘ radiating chapels ⓘ slender spires ⓘ twin western towers ⓘ |
| planType | Latin cross ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiresCount | 3 ⓘ |
| status | active cathedral ⓘ |
| towerCount | 3 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilgrimage
ⓘ
religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
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