Metz Cathedral

E416558
Gothic cathedral Roman Catholic cathedral cultural heritage monument landmark

Metz Cathedral is a renowned Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Metz, France, celebrated for its towering architecture and extensive stained-glass windows.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Metz Cathedral canonical 4
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz 1
Saint Stephen’s Cathedral, Metz 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic cathedral ⓘ
Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
alsoKnownAs La Lanterne du Bon Dieu ⓘ
Metz Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: Saint Stephen’s Cathedral, Metz
architecturalStyle Flamboyant Gothic ⓘ
Gothic architecture ⓘ
French Rayonnant Gothic ⓘ
surface form: Rayonnant Gothic
builtOnSiteOf earlier Romanesque church ⓘ
cityCentreLandmark yes ⓘ
completed c. 1520 ⓘ
constructionEnd 16th century ⓘ
constructionStart 13th century ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Stephen ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Besançon ⓘ
floorPlanType Latin cross plan ⓘ
function seat of the Bishop of Metz ⓘ
groundbreaking c. 1220 ⓘ
hasOrgan yes ⓘ
hasStainedGlassBy Hermann von Münster ⓘ
Jacques Villon ⓘ
Marc Chagall ⓘ
Théodore Hanssen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valentin Bousch NERFINISHED ⓘ
heightOfNave approximately 41 metres ⓘ
heightOfTowers approximately 88 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry France ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart 1930 ⓘ
locatedIn Metz ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Grand Est NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion Lorraine ⓘ
material Jaumont limestone ⓘ
nativeName Metz Cathedral self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz
nicknameMeaning Lantern of the Good Lord ⓘ
notableFeature extensive stained-glass windows ⓘ
flying buttresses ⓘ
large Gothic choir ⓘ
very tall nave ⓘ
overlooks Place d’Armes, Metz ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholicism
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
towerName Tour de la Mutte ⓘ
Tour du Chapitre ⓘ
windowArea about 6,500 square metres of stained glass ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Metz → hasLandmark → Metz Cathedral ⓘ
Drogo of Metz → burialPlace → Metz Cathedral ⓘ
Temple Neuf → near → Metz Cathedral ⓘ
Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains → locatedNear → Metz Cathedral ⓘ
Metz Cathedral → nativeName → Metz Cathedral self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz
Metz Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Metz Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Stephen’s Cathedral, Metz