Reims Cathedral

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Gothic cathedral Roman Catholic cathedral World Heritage Site landmark

Reims Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in northeastern France renowned as the traditional coronation site of French kings.

Aliases (1)

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic cathedral → Roman Catholic cathedral → World Heritage Site → landmark →
architecturalStyle	High Gothic → Rayonnant Gothic →
associatedEvent	coronation of Charles VII in 1429 →
associatedHistoricalFigure	Joan of Arc →
builtOnSiteOf	church dating to the 5th century → earlier cathedral →
constructionStart	1211 →
country	France →
dedicatedTo	Virgin Mary →
denomination	Roman Catholic Church →
firstRoyalCoronation	Clovis I →
firstRoyalCoronationApproxDate	c. 496 →
floorPlanType	Latin cross →
function	metropolitan cathedral of the Archdiocese of Reims →
governingDiocese	Archdiocese of Reims →
hasCloister	no →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
liturgicalRite	Roman Rite →
locatedIn	Reims →
locatedInFormerRegion	Champagne-Ardenne →
locatedInHistoricalProvince	Champagne →
locatedInRegion	Grand Est →
material	limestone →
nativeName	Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims →
notableArtwork	Smiling Angel statue →
notableCoronation	Charles VII of France → Louis IX of France →
notableFeature	flying buttresses → gallery of kings on the west façade → rose windows → stained glass windows → twin western towers → west front with three sculpted portals →
numberOfTowers	2 →
primaryUse	place of worship →
publicAccess	yes →
restorationPeriod	20th century →
secondaryUse	tourist attraction →
sufferedDamageDuring	World War I →
traditionalUse	coronation site of French kings →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) → (ii) → (vi) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear	1991 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	601 →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles IX of France → Charles VII of France → Charles VIII of France → Charles X of France → Francis II of France → Henry II of France → Henry III of France → Louis Dieudonné → Louis IX of France → Louis VIII of France → Louis XIII of France → Louis XIV of France → Louis XV of France → Louis XVI of France → Philip II of France →	coronationPlace
Opus Francigenum →	associatedWithBuilding
Marne department →	containsCathedral
Kings of France →	coronationSite
Reims →	hasPart
Reims Cathedral ("Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims") →	nativeName
Vesle River →	passesNear
historical province of Champagne →	religiousCenter