Around the World: Tours Cathedral
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reviews_and_ramblingsI'm not a particular religious person but I have a passion for cloister... it's a strange thing, everytime I have the chance to enter a monastery I always go for the cloister. I found more peace in a Cloister than in front of an altar. And then I really love the play of lines and curves that you can find, especially in the gothic one.
by Elisa, Loire, 2003:
http://www.elisarolle.com/travel/2003Loira.htm
This is not among the more beautiful I have seen, in Ireland and Portugal there are some impressive example, but probably during my travel in Loira, I was expecting to be enthralled by the famous castles and instead I found more interesting the religious buildings, like the Cathedral of Tours and Burges.
Saint Gation's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Tours diocese and the metropolitan cathedral of the Tours ecclesiastic province, in France.
The Saint-Gatien cathedral was built between 1170 and 1547. At its construction date, it was located at the south enf of the bridge over the Loire, on the road from Paris to south-west of France. It is a classified Monument Historique since 1862.
The first cathedral of Saint-Maurice was build by Lidoire, évêque de Tours from 337 to 371 preceding Martin. Burnt in 561, it was restored by Grégoire of Tours and dedicated in 590. Its location, at the south-west angle of the castrum, as well as its west orientation makes its access in bayenet from the roadway crossing the city, and originally accessed through the late-antique surrounding wall. Such a configuration is quite rare.
The cathedral was then rebuild during the second quarter of the XII century and again burnt in 1166 during the conflict engaging Louis VII of France and Henri II of England (also count of Anjou, the neighboring region).
The present cathedral replaces the XIIth century roman building. The first faire concerned the south brace and the towers, as soon as 1170. The chancel was rebuild from 1236 to 1279 by Étienne de Mortagne. The navel took more time to build. The architect Simon du Mans rebuilds the transept and starts the navel, including six spans, aisle and chapel, edified during the XIVth century — the first tow spans corresponds too those of the old roman cathedral and date back from the XIIth century. the navel is only finished by the XVth century by architects Jean de Dammartin, Jean Papin and Jean Durand, thanks to liberality offered by Charles VII and the duc of Brittany Jean V. While building the present cathedral, the navel was then extended westward and the towers surrounding its entrance were erected during the first half of the XVth century, the first tower in 1507 by Pierre de Valence culminating at 87m and the second towers during 1534 and 1547 by Pierre Gadier. Highlighting the special feature of the building, called supra, the towers were erected outside of the old city. The late-antique surrounding wall is visible in cross section at the the rear of the towers from the north.
In 1356, the cathedral received its new name of saint Gatien. (From Wikipedia)
by Elisa, Loire, 2003:
http://www.elisarolle.com/travel/2003Loira.htm
This is not among the more beautiful I have seen, in Ireland and Portugal there are some impressive example, but probably during my travel in Loira, I was expecting to be enthralled by the famous castles and instead I found more interesting the religious buildings, like the Cathedral of Tours and Burges.
Saint Gation's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Tours diocese and the metropolitan cathedral of the Tours ecclesiastic province, in France.
The Saint-Gatien cathedral was built between 1170 and 1547. At its construction date, it was located at the south enf of the bridge over the Loire, on the road from Paris to south-west of France. It is a classified Monument Historique since 1862.
The first cathedral of Saint-Maurice was build by Lidoire, évêque de Tours from 337 to 371 preceding Martin. Burnt in 561, it was restored by Grégoire of Tours and dedicated in 590. Its location, at the south-west angle of the castrum, as well as its west orientation makes its access in bayenet from the roadway crossing the city, and originally accessed through the late-antique surrounding wall. Such a configuration is quite rare.
The cathedral was then rebuild during the second quarter of the XII century and again burnt in 1166 during the conflict engaging Louis VII of France and Henri II of England (also count of Anjou, the neighboring region).
The present cathedral replaces the XIIth century roman building. The first faire concerned the south brace and the towers, as soon as 1170. The chancel was rebuild from 1236 to 1279 by Étienne de Mortagne. The navel took more time to build. The architect Simon du Mans rebuilds the transept and starts the navel, including six spans, aisle and chapel, edified during the XIVth century — the first tow spans corresponds too those of the old roman cathedral and date back from the XIIth century. the navel is only finished by the XVth century by architects Jean de Dammartin, Jean Papin and Jean Durand, thanks to liberality offered by Charles VII and the duc of Brittany Jean V. While building the present cathedral, the navel was then extended westward and the towers surrounding its entrance were erected during the first half of the XVth century, the first tower in 1507 by Pierre de Valence culminating at 87m and the second towers during 1534 and 1547 by Pierre Gadier. Highlighting the special feature of the building, called supra, the towers were erected outside of the old city. The late-antique surrounding wall is visible in cross section at the the rear of the towers from the north.
In 1356, the cathedral received its new name of saint Gatien. (From Wikipedia)
