Cathedral Saint Pierre De Beauvais
| Cathedral Saint-Pierre de Beauvais | |||
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| Contact | 49 25 '57 "North 2 04 '53 "East / 49.4326, 2.0814 | ||
| Country |  France | ||
| Region | Picardie | ||
| Department | Oise | ||
| City | Beauvais | ||
| Worship | Roman Catholic | ||
| Type | Cathedral | ||
| Attached to | Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon and Senlis (headquarters) | ||
| Construction begins | XIII Century | ||
| Work Completed | XVI century | ||
| Style (s) dominating (s) | Gothic | ||
| Protection |  Rated MH ( 1840 ) | ||
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The cathedral of Saint-Pierre Beauvais is a church located in Beauvais , in the department of Oise , in the region Picardie in France. It has the highest choir in the Gothic world (48.50 m).
Summary |
The first cathedral of the tenth century there are only a few bays of the nave: the Beauvaisiens called " Our Lady of the dirty work "in opposition to the" High Work "which is the Gothic cathedral. The "dirty work" was destroyed on the decision of the bishop-count, after yet another fire, and when building the new church, occupying the site originally planned for the construction of the nave.
It was after a fire in the "dirty work" has begun in 1225 , . It was decided to consolidate in changing the structure span and adding intermediate piers in the choir. Repairs seem completed in 1347. The Hundred Years War going on and mark a period of pause in the construction of the cathedral. Only 150 years after the construction of the transept choir will be built under the leadership of the Count-Bishop Louis de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam and under the direction of architect Martin Chambiges. It does know the end of work: he died on 29 August 1532. Once the transept built (between 1500 and 1548), we decided to build the arrow the highest of all Christendom.
"We will build a boom so high that, once completed, will those who think we were crazy. "
, but its great height and the fact that it is not backed up in the west a nave, it creates a very fragile which is closely monitored by its various makers . This weakness, however, had almost caused the closure of the building in the mid-1990s. In 2006, rock falls parts of the building have imposed emergency work to purge .
In 2010, restoration of the 120 tons of lead plates of the roof has begun. It is produced through scaffolding independently without support on the building because of its fragility. The companion work to sixty feet high, on this site for a period of nine years .
Architecture
Its facades, particularly the south, exhibit all the wealth of Gothic and Renaissance sculpture. The wooden gates of the north and south gates are the work of master craftsmen beauvaisiens of great talent. The doors of the cathedral on the north side is carved with the emblem of King Francis I. The salamander surmounted by the crown of France. Behind the gates South and North were also carved lilies, emblem of the French monarchy, which were unfortunately destroyed by the violence of the revolutionaries of 1789. South side of the portal, is in stone that we find the figure of King Francis I with an F surmounted by the royal crown. One thing to note is that the revolutionaries did not destroy the brand of the monarchy, it could be possible to say that the people beauvaisien particularly fond this king of France.
The glass in the thirteenth , fourteenth and sixteenth centuries are still in place, the family of beauvaisienne Leprince, in the sixteenth century, adorned the two facades of the transept of roses , and their leader, Engrand Leprince , left a large canopy. We owe to it some of the remarkable stained glass windows of St. Stephen's Church.
Furniture
The church has an astronomical clock (1866) show hosted by a "sound and light, and the oldest medieval clock chimes still in working condition. She still has two sets of tapestries remarkable chorus (XV and XVII centuries) and other tapestries, including a set visible at the county museum of the Oise , located opposite the cathedral.
Saint-Pierre de Beauvais has one of the most beautiful treasure of a cathedral in France, consisting of over a thousand objects, it has not been looted during the French Revolution , unlike many other buildings, Amiens as such. These parts, however, remain invisible to the public in 2010 .
The medieval clock
It is located near the astronomical clock. A stone stairway gives access to its mechanisms. It consists of three main parts:
- A hollow support stone, hexagonal shaped, decorated with small windows and carved archways. It is within this medium weight down the clock (XIV century).
- The wooden cage, which is cantilevered, contains the workings of the clock. Part of this cage and mechanisms dated XIV century. For cons, the facade, decorated with angels supporting the dial (redone in the eighteenth century) has been painted or repainted in the fifteenth century.
- A tower of wood, recently restored, which is the bell for hours, given the early fifteenth century by Etienne Music.
Astronomical Clock
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Some figures
- The total length (the chorus to the west side) is 72.5 m
- Inside, the transept has a length of 58.6 m
- The length of the choir is 47 m (64 m cons for the cathedral of Amiens)
- The exterior of the building height is 67.2 meters (compared with the height of the towers of Notre-Dame de Paris, which are 69 meters)
- Height of the southern facade: 64.4 meters
- The height of the choir reached 48.50 m world record for a Gothic cathedral (compared with 42.3 m Amiens, Metz 41.41 m, 38 m Rheims and Bourges 37.5 m)
- Diameter of the two rosettes (north and south): 11 m (Notre-Dame de Paris: 13.1 m)
- Height of three levels of the nave and the choir:
- Large arches: 21.2 m
- Triforium: 4 m
- Clerestory: 17 m
- Height of the old tower: 151.6 m
- Width of the nave of the nave: 16 m
- Height without tower: 120 m
Gallery
 Exterior view of the Cathedral Saint-Pierre de Beauvais. |  South facade. |  Hypothetical plan of the cathedral completed, proposed by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc (only the choir and transept were completed. |  Map of the cathedral choir. |
 The vault of the choir. |  Effects of lights of stained glass. |  Cloister of the cathedral of Beauvais. |  Drawing of a flying buttress of the cathedral. |
 Drawing from the balustrade of the cathedral. |
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References
- Erlande-Brandenburg, Alain, Gothic art, Paris: Citadels & Mazenod, 2004, ISBN: 2-85088-083-3.
- Jacques Thiebaut, Gothic cathedrals in Picardy, CRDPd'Amiens, 1987 ISBN 2-86615-001-5. p. 152.
- Stephen Murray, The Choir of the Church St. Peter's cathedral of Beauvais, A Study of Gothic Architectural Planning and Constructional Chronology in The Historical Context, in The Art Bulletin, LXII, 1980, p. 533-551: ISSN 0004-3079.
- Le Parisien - No, Beauvais Cathedral does not collapse , article 10 November 2010
- Le Parisien - The Church has regained its fragile stability , article of September 19, 2008
- Le Parisien - Emergency work at the Cathedral of Beauvais , article of September 12, 2006
- Le Parisien - A site at 60 m above the ground , article of December 3, 2010
- Le Parisien - The incredible treasures of the cathedral , article 26 June 2009
See also
Related articles
Bibliography
- Collective, The Cathedral of St Pierre de Beauvais: architecture, furniture and treasure, ed. Act-Pic, 2000.
- Philippe Bonnet Laborderie, Beauvais Cathedral
- The Cathedral of St Pierre de Beauvais, ed. Heritage
External Links
- Presentation of the Cathedral of Beauvais (association SPACES)
- Official site of the town of Beauvais
- Sheet on the site Structurae.de
- St. Pierre Cathedral Beauvais (website Architecture religious)
- Remarkable interior views
| Parts of the plan of a church | Apse Antglise aisle Chapel apse Bedside Choir Belltower Collateral transept Crypt Ambulatory Arrow Jube Western Massif Narthex Nave Parvis Lantern Tour Transept Span |
| Buildings | Baptistery Plan basilica Campanile Chapel Cloister |
| fr.org / wiki / Cat% C3% A9gorie: Architecture_religieuse "title =" Category: Religious Architecture "> Architectural Elements | Arc buttress Arc-Doubleau Marquee Chimera Column Buttress Gargoyle Header Mascaron Pinnacle Rose Trumeau Eardrum Vault |
| Furniture | Baptismal Iconostasis Jube Beam glory Reliquary Altar Stalls Vitrail |
| Styles | Early Christian art romanesque architecture Gothic Architecture Architecture Christian Middle Ages Baroque Architecture |
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