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.

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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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Coutances Cathedral nativeName Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances