Beauvais Cathedral
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Beauvais Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, famous for its extraordinarily tall choir and ambitious, though never fully completed, medieval architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic cathedral
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
High Gothic ⓘ Rayonnant Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choirCompletion | 1272 ⓘ |
| cityCenterLocation | Beauvais city center ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1225 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Apostle Peter
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Peter
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Beauvais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | cathedral ⓘ |
| governingBody | French Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBellTower | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
apse
ⓘ
astronomical clock ⓘ choir ⓘ clock tower ⓘ flying buttresses ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ transept ⓘ |
| heightOfChoirVault |
approximately 157 feet
ⓘ
approximately 48 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument historique of France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1840 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Amiens Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chartres Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ambitious medieval architecture
ⓘ
extraordinarily tall choir ⓘ never fully completed structure ⓘ |
| liturgicalRite | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Beauvais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerProvince | Picardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
experimental height for Gothic vaulting
ⓘ
extensive use of stained glass ⓘ very slender supporting piers ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| primaryBuildingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| status | incomplete ⓘ |
| structuralIssues |
partial collapses in Middle Ages
ⓘ
reinforcements added to support height ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| towerConstruction | 16th century ⓘ |
| transeptConstruction | 16th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais
subject surface form:
Oise