Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais

Beauvais Cathedral
Date
begun 1225
Work Type
church
Style/Period
Gothic

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

  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Exterior, south transept, east side, "triforium" passage
    Exterior, south transept, east side, "triforium" passage
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Exterior, chevet, buttress upright (culée) in ambulatory
    Exterior, chevet, buttress upright (culée) in ambulatory
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Exterior, chevet clerestory window, south side
    Exterior, chevet clerestory window, south side
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, southeast crossing pier
    Interior, southeast crossing pier
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, north transept, east side pier capital
    Interior, north transept, east side pier capital
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, north transept pier capital
    Interior, north transept pier capital
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, south transept/chevet aisle base
    Interior, south transept/chevet aisle base
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, southwest crossing pier detail
    Interior, southwest crossing pier detail
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, southwest crossing pier base
    Interior, southwest crossing pier base
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, hemicycle triforium tracery
    Interior, hemicycle triforium tracery
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, ambulatory, rcapital
    Interior, ambulatory, capital
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, chevet, ambulatory, base
    Interior, chevet, ambulatory, base
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, chevet, north aisle triforium with 14th-c. consolidation
    Interior, chevet, north aisle triforium with 14th-c. consolidation
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, chevet, north outer aisle capital
    Interior, chevet, north outer aisle capital
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, south choir pier capital
    Interior, south choir pier capital
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, ambulatory pier capital
    Interior, ambulatory pier capital
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, north choir pier (aaded) capital
    Interior, north choir pier (added) capital
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, north choir pier capital
    Interior, north choir pier capital
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, chevet, south outer aisle, pier base
    Interior, chevet, south outer aisle, pier base
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, chevet, southern main arcade pier base seen from aisle
    Interior, chevet, southern main arcade pier base seen from aisle
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, south choir pier capital
    Interior, south choir pier capital
  • Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - Interior, chevet, south outer aisle captial (16th-c.)
    Interior, chevet, south outer aisle capital (16th-c.)