Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais

Beauvais Cathedral
Date
begun 1225
Work Type
Style/Period

The church has the highest Gothic choir in the world. However, suffering two collapses – one in the 13th century and the other in the 16th – it remains unfinished today as works halted in 1600.

References

See Also
View in Mapping Gothic
  • Exterior, chevet from east
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle looking south east
  • Interior, north transept, west side and first bay of the nave
  • Interior, chevet
  • Interior, chevet, north side
  • Interior, chevet, north side, triforium
  • Interior, chevet, north side, triforium
  • Interior, north transept, crossing and chevet
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, distant view from the north east
  • Exterior, transept from south west
  • Exterior, nave (Basse Oeuvre c. 1000) south side
  • Exterior, nave (Basse Oeuvre c.1000) south side
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, east chevet elevation
  • Exterior, chevet from east
  • Exterior, chevet from south east
  • Exterior, chevet from south
  • Exterior, east chevet elevation
  • Exterior, transept from south west
  • Interior, chevet, inner aisle north side, looking west
  • Interior, ambulatory, north side and radiating chapels
  • Interior, chevet, ambulatory south inner aisle looking west
  • Interior, radiating chapel
  • Interior, south ambulatory and chevet vaults
  • Interior, southernmost radiating chapel, vaults, looking north
  • Interior, south ambulatory and upper chevet
  • Interior, south ambulatory looking into chevet
  • Interior, south ambulatory and radiating chapels
  • Interior, south ambulatory and radiating chapels
  • Interior, south ambulatory
  • Interior, south ambulatory
  • Interior, south ambulatory aisle
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle looking south to facade
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle
  • Interior, north transept
  • Interior, north transept looking north east
  • Interior, chevet
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, general view from north east
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, north transept facade
  • Exterior, north transept facade
  • Exterior, north transept facade
  • Exterior, north transept with sacristy
  • Exterior, north transept with sacristy
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, chevet from east
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, chevet from south east
  • Exterior, chevet from south
  • Exterior, chevet from south
  • Exterior, chevet from south
  • Exterior, chevet from south
  • Exterior, chevet from south
  • Exterior, chevet from south
  • Exterior, chevet from south
  • Interior, southeast crossing pier
  • Interior, north transept, east side pier capital
  • Interior, north transept pier capital
  • Interior, modified vault in north choir aisle vault
  • Interior, hemicycle triforium tracery
  • Interior, ambulatory, capital
  • Interior, chevet, ambulatory, base
  • Interior, chevet, north aisle triforium with 14th-c. consolidation
  • Interior, chevet, north aisle, 14th-c. consolidation
  • Interior, chevet, north outer aisle capital
  • Interior, south choir pier capital
  • Interior, ambulatory pier capital
  • Interior, north choir pier (added) capital
  • Interior, north choir pier capital
  • Interior, chevet, south outer aisle, pier base
  • Interior, chevet, southern main arcade pier base seen from aisle
  • Interior, chevet, ambulatory, triforium
  • Interior, south choir pier capital
  • Interior, chevet, south outer aisle capital (16th-c.)
  • Interior, south transept/chevet aisle base
  • Interior, southwest crossing pier detail
  • Interior, southwest crossing pier base
  • Exterior, west side of the north transept and cloister
  • Exterior, nave (Basse Oeuvre c.1000) south side
  • Exterior, chevet, buttress upright (culée) in ambulatory
  • Exterior, chevet, radiating chapel, window
  • Exterior, chevet clerestory window south side
  • Exterior, south transept, east side, rose
  • Exterior, chevet clerestory window, south side
  • Exterior, chevet, radiating chapel window, south
  • Exterior, south transept, east side, "triforium" passage
  • Interior, north transept pier
  • Interior, southwest crossing pier
  • Exterior, south
  • Exterior, historic view of city from Cathedral in 1940
  • Exterior, historic view of chevet and flying buttress
  • Exterior, historic view
  • Exterior, historic view from Cathedral of the city
  • Exterior, southeast view from 1940
  • Exterior, southeast view from rue de la Madeleine
  • Exterior, south portal in 1938
  • Exterior, east view from rue des Jacobins
  • Exterior, south view
  • Exterior, south, from the rue Feutrier
  • Exterior, chevet from the rue des Flageots
  • Exterior, view from Cathedral looking east
  • Exterior, upper choir and transept, north side, flying buttress
  • Exterior, upper choir, south side, flying buttress
  • Exterior, upper choir, south side, flying buttress
  • Exterior, upper hemicycle, north side, flying buttresses
  • Exterior, upper hemicycle, flying buttresses
  • Exterior, upper hemicycle, flying buttresses
  • Exterior, upper hemicycle, triforium
  • Exterior, upper hemicycle, detail of triforium
  • Exterior, upper choir, south side, clerestory
  • Exterior, upper hemicycle, south side, clerestory
  • Exterior, upper hemicycle, general view
  • Interior, north transept, east side
  • Interior, transept
  • Interior, south transept, east side
  • Interior, north transept, vault of chapel
  • Interior, south transept, vault of chapel
  • Interior, north transept, east aisle
  • Interior, north transept, base of pier
  • Interior, north transept, base of pier
  • Interior, north transept, east aisle, terminal bay
  • Interior, north transept, east aisle, terminal bay
  • Interior, north transept, east aisle, capital
  • Interior, north transept, east aisle, vaults
  • Interior, north transept, east aisle, triforium and clerestory
  • Interior, north transept, east aisle and north aisle of choir
  • Interior, north transept, east aisle, capital
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle, terminal bay
  • Interior, south transept, capital
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle, terminal bay, southeast corner
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle, capital
  • Interior, north choir aisles, outer aisle, general view to the east
  • Interior, north choir aisles, outer aisle, general view to the east
  • Interior, north choir aisles, inner aisle, general view to the east
  • Interior, north choir aisles, inner aisle, general view to the west
  • Interior, north choir aisles, outer aisle
  • Interior, north choir aisles, outer aisle
  • Interior, north choir aisles, outer aisle, division
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, upper parts, capital D8
  • Interior, choir central vessel, general view
  • Interior, north choir aisles, outer aisle, capital
  • Interior, north choir aisles, outer aisle, "window"
  • Interior, south choir aisles, inner aisle, general view, looking east
  • Interior, south choir aisles, outer aisle window
  • Interior, south choir aisles, outer aisle
  • Interior, south choir aisles
  • Interior, south choir aisles, outer aisle, window
  • Interior, south choir aisles, outer aisle, terminal wall
  • Interior, south choir aisles, outer aisle, terminal wall
  • Interior, south choir aisles, outer aisle
  • Interior, ambulatory, general view
  • Interior, ambulatory, general view
  • Interior, ambulatory, detail of capital of transverse arch
  • Interior, radiating chapels
  • Interior, east sacristy chamber, south wall
  • Interior, choir central vessel and north transept
  • Interior, choir central vessel and south transept
  • Interior, choir central vessel, north side
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, south side, triforium level
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, main arcade, capital D6
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, main arcade, capital D7
  • Interior, choir central vessel, main arcade, capital D8
  • Interior, choir, base of hemicycle
  • Interior, choir, south side, at base of hemicycle
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, triforium detail
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, upper parts, hemicycle, detail of triforium
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, upper parts of hemicycle, interior triforium
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, stained glass windows
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, stained glass windows
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, upper parts, hemicycle capitals and stained glass windows
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, upper level capital
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, upper level capital
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, high rib vaults
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, boss
  • Interior, choir, central vessel, vault of hemicycle
  • Exterior, south transept facade, east aisle
  • Exterior, south transept facade, east aisle, detail of lower window
  • Exterior, choir, north side, sacristy/treasury complex
  • Exterior, south transept, east side
  • Exterior, north side of choir, buttress at base of hemicycle
  • Exterior choir, north side, buttress from northeast
  • Exterior choir, south side, lower parts
  • Exterior choir, south side, chapel window
  • Exterior choir, south side, buttress from southeast
  • Exterior, choir, south side, chapel window
  • Exterior, choir, south side, buttress
  • Exterior, choir and transept, south side, hatched to show phases of construction
  • Exterior, choir, radiating chapels
  • Exterior, choir, radiating chapels, axial chapel
  • Exterior, upper transept and choir, north side, flying buttress
  • Exterior, upper choir, north side, flying buttresses
  • Exterior, upper choir, north side, flying buttress