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Discover Reims Cathedral, one of France's finest churches. A jewel of Gothic architecture in Champagne and the French Kings' coronation site.
Reims Cathedral, cathedral located in the city of Reims, France, on the Vesle River east-northeast of Paris. Reims was the site of 25 coronations of the kings of France, from Louis VIII in 1223 to Charles X in 1825, including the crowning of Charles VII in 1429 in the presence of Joan of Arc.
Notre-Dame de Reims (/ ˌ n ɒ t r ə ˈ d ɑː m, ˌ n oʊ t r ə ˈ d eɪ m, ˌ n oʊ t r ə ˈ d ɑː m /; [2] [3] [4] French: [nɔtʁə dam də ʁɛ̃s] ⓘ; meaning "Our Lady of Reims"), [a] known in English as Reims Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of the same name, the archiepiscopal see of the Archdiocese of ...
Notre-Dame de Reims, known in English as Reims Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of the same name, the archiepiscopal see of the Archdiocese of Reims. Overview Map
Weightless walls of glass and lifelike sculpture—in its freedom and invention, the great cathedral at Reims typifies High Gothic style.
Map of Reims Cathedral. Below is a location map and aerial view of Reims Cathedral. Using the buttons on the left (or the wheel on your mouse), you can zoom in for a closer look, or zoom out to get your bearings. To move around, click and drag the map with your mouse.
Here’s your insider’s guide to Reims Cathedral (Notre-Dame de Reims), including how to visit and a quick history! If you’re looking to explore the cathedral together with a guide, consider booking a guided tour like this one.
The double columns in the mouth of chapel linkage include Soissons cathedral b-1054 (south transpet), Notre-Dame-en-Vaux, Lagny (never built) and Saint-Germain at Auxerre b-1085 and the Cathedral of Auxerre b-1084.
Notre-Dame de Reims is one of Europe's most important Gothic structures. A World Heritage site, the 13th century cathedral has characteristics all its own, in particular its lighting, statuary and unity of style.
Built in the 13th century, the Reims cathedral also named “Our Lady of Reims” (or “Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims” in french) is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture. Built on the ruins of the ancient cathedral which was ravaged by a fire around 1210, it represents the quintessence of the craftsmen’s know-how of the time.