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Current floorplan. In the race to build the tallest cathedral in the 13th century, the builders of Saint-Pierre de Beauvais pushed technology to its limits. Even though the structure was to be taller, the buttresses were made thinner in order to pass maximum light into the cathedral. See more
Work was begun in 1225 under count-bishop Milo of Nanteuil, with funding from his family, immediately after the third in a series of fires in the … See more
Several of the chapels contain medieval stained glass windows made from the 13th through to the 15th centuries. In a chapel close to the … See more
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• Plan image of Beauvais Cathedral, derived from laser scan data collected in 2007 by nonprofit CyArk to assist in stabilization of the building See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Beauvais Cathedral: the gravity-defying church - French Moments
WEBPierre. Last Updated: 7 February 2022. Cathedrals & Churches, Picardie. CONTENTS. 1. Beauvais Cathedral: an ambitious project. 2. A brief historic overview of Beauvais …
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Historical Overview of Beauvais Cathedral
WEBIn the 19th century, plans for completing the nave did not come to fruition. Ultimately, this turned out to be a fortunate circumstance, as it allowed the preservation of part of the …
The Geometry of Beauvais Cathedral: The Thirteenth-Century …
WEBHere we see the plan of the cathedral choir, based on a laser survey commissioned by Murray, and published in 2014.* This graphic usefully summarizes interaxial dimensions …
Beauvais Cathedral: plan, elevations, sections and perspectives
WEBBeauvais; Subject Date: 1548; Image Date: 1975; View: Exterior | Interior | Plan; Style: Gothic; Medium: Photoprint; Library Reference: SR 72.03//FLE; Orientation: Portrait; …
Cathédrale Saint Pierre de Beauvais | Heritage of Beauvaisis
WEBThe Saint-Pierre cathedral dominates the city of Beauvais by its prodigious dimensions: its Gothic choir of the 13th century, 48 m high under vault, is the highest of history and …
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WEBPlan. There are three parts of the building including a wooden-roofed romanesque aisled nave (Notre-Dame-de-la-Basse-Oeuvre) dating around the year 1000, a gothic chevet, …
Saint-Pierre de Beauvais | Briefing | Professor Murray | Medieval ...
WEBClick here for an Interactive Groundplan of Beauvais Cathedral in a new browser window. Its vertiginous vertical surge is more dramatic than Amiens Cathedral; its spatial …
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WEBPage 1 | Plans & Diagrams | Beauvais Cathedral | Image Index | Professor Murray | Medieval Architecture.
The Description of the Cathedral - Association Beauvais Cathédrale
WEBDescription of the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Beauvais, including its interior, exterior, choir, and transept.
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