Reims Cathedral

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral
World Heritage Site
landmark
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
surface form: High Gothic

Gothic architecture
surface form: 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 Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
firstRoyalCoronation King of the Franks
surface form: 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 Latin Rite
surface form: Roman Rite
locatedIn Reims
locatedInFormerRegion Grand Est
surface form: Champagne-Ardenne
locatedInHistoricalProvince Champagne
locatedInRegion Grand Est
material limestone
nativeName Reims Cathedral self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Philip III of France coronationPlace Reims Cathedral
Reims metropolitan area knownFor Reims Cathedral
Reims metropolitan area hasLandmark Reims Cathedral
World Heritage Sites in France includesSite Reims Cathedral
this entity surface form: Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
Henry, Duke of Orléans coronationPlace Reims Cathedral
Saint Bruno of Cologne educatedAt Reims Cathedral
this entity surface form: Cathedral school of Reims
Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims locatedIn Reims Cathedral
this entity surface form: Reims Cathedral complex