Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne

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Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Bayonne, France, renowned for its striking twin spires and status as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Routes of Santiago de Compostela.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral
church building
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
associatedWith Camino de Santiago
surface form: Way of St. James
completedIn 19th century
constructionBegan 13th century
country France
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron
surface form: Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron
function seat of a bishop
hasArchitecturalElement choir
flying buttresses
nave
stained glass windows
transept
hasCloisterFrom 13th century
hasFeature cloister
twin spires
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationBy French Ministry of Culture
heritageDesignationSince 1862
heritageStatus monument historique of France
isCathedralOf Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron
surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayonne
languageOfLiturgy French
Latin
liturgicalTradition Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
locatedIn Bayonne
France
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
locatedInOldTown Bayonne
surface form: Vieux Bayonne
locatedNear Adour
surface form: Adour River
material stone
notableFor Gothic architecture
twin spires visible from much of Bayonne
partOf Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
precededBy Romanesque cathedral destroyed by fire
province Ecclesiastical province of Bordeaux
roofType slate roof
towerType pointed spires
usedFor pilgrimage
religious services
tourism
visitorAttraction major tourist site in Bayonne
worldHeritageSiteSince 1998

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Bayonne hasLandmark Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne
Bayonne hasLandmark Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne
this entity surface form: Cloister of Bayonne Cathedral
Bayonne, France hasHeritageSite Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne
Château-Vieux locatedNear Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne
this entity surface form: Bayonne Cathedral