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

  • Exterior, distant view from the north east
  • Exterior, general view from north east
  • Interior: axial chapel and ambulatory
  • Exterior: ambulatory roof terrace, between N1-N2
  • Exterior: ambulatory roof terrace, outside edge between N1-N2
  • Exterior: ambulatory roof terrace, between N1-S1
  • Exterior: ambulatory roof terrace, between N3-N4
  • Exterior: ambulatory roof terrace, between S1-S2
  • Exterior: ambulatory roof terrace, between S3-S4
  • Exterior: ambulatory roof terrace, between S4-S5
  • Exterior: ambulatory roof terrace, between S5-S6
  • Exterior: ambulatory roof terrace, between S6-S7
  • Interior: ambulatory and chevet from east triforium level
  • Interior: ambulatory and chevet from north triforium level
  • Interior: north transept from triforium level
  • Interior: south ambulatory
  • Interior: south transept, east aisle
  • Exterior: ambulatory roof terrace, between N4-N5
  • Interior: Basse-oeuvre
  • Interior: Choir
  • Exterior: between Cathedral and Basse-Oeuvre
  • Interior: South Transept
  • Exterior: Chevet, Northeast
  • Exterior
  • Interior: Crossing
  • Panorama Tour
  • Exterior, nave (Basse Oeuvre c. 1000) south side
  • Exterior, nave (Basse Oeuvre c.1000) south side
  • Exterior, nave (Basse Oeuvre c.1000) south side
  • Exterior, transept from south west
  • Exterior, transept from south west
  • Exterior, transept from south west
  • Exterior, transept from south west
  • Exterior, north transept facade
  • Exterior, north transept facade
  • Exterior, north transept facade
  • Exterior, north transept with sacristy
  • Exterior, north transept with sacristy
  • Exterior, west side of the north transept and cloister
  • Exterior, south transept, east side, rose
  • Exterior, south transept, east side, "triforium" passage
  • Exterior, transept from south west
  • Exterior, chevet from east
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • 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, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • Exterior, chevet from north east
  • 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
  • Exterior, chevet, buttress upright (culée) in ambulatory
  • Exterior, chevet, radiating chapel, window
  • Exterior, chevet clerestory window south side
  • Exterior, chevet clerestory window, south side
  • Exterior, chevet, radiating chapel window, south
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle looking south east
  • Interior, north transept and crossing looking north east
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle
  • Interior, north transept, east side
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle
  • Interior, north transept looking north east
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle looking south east
  • Interior, north transept, west side and first bay of the nave
  • Interior, north transept, crossing and chevet
  • 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, southeast crossing pier
  • Interior, north transept, east side pier capital
  • Interior, north transept pier capital
  • Interior, south transept/chevet aisle base
  • Interior, southwest crossing pier detail
  • Interior, southwest crossing pier base
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle
  • Interior, chevet, north side and north transept, east side
  • Interior, chevet, north side
  • Interior, chevet, north side and south inner aisle
  • Interior, chevet, north side
  • Interior, chevet
  • Interior, chevet, general view
  • Interior, chevet and south transept
  • Interior, chevet and north transept
  • Interior, chevet
  • Interior, chevet, north arcade and hemicycle
  • Interior, chevet, north arcade and hemicycle
  • Interior, chevet, north arcade and hemicycle
  • Interior, chevet, north arcade
  • Interior, chevet, hemicycle
  • Interior, chevet, north arcade
  • Interior, chevet, hemicycle
  • Interior, chevet, north arcade
  • Interior, chevet, hemicycle arcade
  • Interior, chevet, north aisles
  • Interior, chevet, hemicycle arcade
  • Interior, chevet, hemicycle arcade
  • Interior, chevet, hemicycle
  • Interior, chevet, hemicycle
  • Interior, chevet, main vaults
  • Interior, chevet and crossing, main vaults
  • Interior, chevet, hemicycle arcade
  • Interior, chevet, hemicycle
  • Interior, chevet, hemicycle
  • Interior, chevet, upper parts
  • Interior, chevet, upper parts
  • Interior, chevet, south arcade looking south east
  • Interior, chevet, general view
  • Interior, chevet and east side of transept
  • Interior, crossing, main vault looking east
  • Interior, chevet and south transept
  • Interior, chevet and north transept
  • Interior, chevet, north side and south transept
  • Interior, chevet
  • Interior, chevet, north side
  • Interior, chevet, north side, triforium
  • Interior, chevet, north side, triforium
  • 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, chevet
  • 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, chevet
  • Exterior, episcopal palace, main gate
  • Exterior, episcopal palace
  • Exterior, episcopal palace
  • Exterior, episcopal palace atop Roman wall