Notre-Dame de Reims - details and images
Somehow equivalent Westminster Abbey in England, the Cathedral of Reims was the church where many French kings were crowned.
It replaced an older church, who died after a fire in 1211, followed later by the basilica where Clovis was baptized by Saint Remi, bishop of Reims in 496.
Reims Cathedral was completed at the end of the thirteenth century, excepting only the west facade. This part of the cathedral was built and decorated in the fourteenth century, after remaining sketches from the previous century - the ship was meanwhile extended to become a roomy crowds who wanted to attend coronations.
The towers, which have a height of 81 meters were initially designed to reach a height of 120 meters. South Tower kept two large bells. One of the bells, called by the Cardinal of Lorraine Charlotte in 1570, weighs more than 10 tons.
The facade is the finest large portion of the architecture of the cathedral, and one of the greatest masterpieces of the Middle Ages. Stained glass windows of the south transept of theme champagne, including monks who invented it.
The three portals are laden with a lot of statues and statuettes. The central portal, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is surmounted by a rose-window framed in an arch decorated with statuary.
Kings Gallery, as called by locals, which was above the main portal event depicts baptism of Clovis. Besides this point, which occupies the central place, his successors are the statues of kings.
Inside the cathedral of Reims has a length of 138.75 meters and an average width of 30 meters and also outside, is also loaded with a lot of statues, like those on the front. Besides the statues, the interior is bright and full of light and color stained glass belonging to the thirteenth century. Rosary gallery above and below the central facade is a beauty.
Reims cathedral possesses fine tapestries and a fine organ encased in a gothic medium. Choir clock is ornamented with curious mechanical figures. More paintings by Tintoretto, Nicolas Poussin and others, along with works in wood and furniture worth mentioning the choir.
Famous Russian painter Marc Chagall and he has his work available to visitors, which can be seen in the beautiful stained glass windows installed in 1974.
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