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
  • 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
  • Exterior, upper transept and choir, south side, flying buttress
  • Exterior, upper choir, south side, flying buttress
  • Exterior, upper choir, south side, flying buttress
  • Exterior, general view from the west with basse-œuvre in foreground
  • Exterior, choir, from southeast
  • Exterior, choir, from south
  • Exterior, transept and choir, lower parts, from south
  • Exterior, transept and choir, upper parts, from south
  • Exterior, basse-œuvre, south side, Gothic portal
  • Exterior, north transept portal
  • Exterior, north transept facade, east aisle
  • Exterior, north transept facade, east aisle, detail of lower window
  • Exterior, choir, from northeast
  • Exterior, choir, upper parts, from northeast
  • Exterior, choir, lower parts, from east
  • Exterior, general view from north
  • Exterior, south view from October 1940
  • Exterior, La rue de la Manufacture in November 1940, chevet
  • Interior, south transept, east aisle, terminal bay
  • Bases of intermediary uprights of flying buttresses of hemicycle seen under the chapel roofs
  • Exterior: South Portal
  • Exterior: Side Entrance
  • Exterior: South Portal
  • Exterior, north transept portal
  • Floorplan
  • Pier sections
  • Section of ambulatory pier (between radiating chapels)
  • Section of hemicycle pier
  • Section of pilier cantonné (transept)
  • Section of pier from the main arcade of the choir