Sobre este lugar
Begun in 1211 to replace a church lost to fire, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims is one of the great monuments of High Gothic architecture and the coronation church of the French monarchy. Its tradition reaches back to around the year 496, when Clovis, king of the Franks, is said to have been baptized here by Bishop Remi, making Reims the natural place to anoint and crown French kings. Some twenty five monarchs were crowned beneath its vaults, most famously Charles VII in 1429 with Joan of Arc at his side. The facade is covered with over two thousand three hundred carved figures, including the beloved Ange au Sourire. Shelled and burned during the First World War in 1914, the cathedral was painstakingly restored and later gained luminous stained glass by Marc Chagall.
Datos clave
- 1211 year — Construction of the present Gothic cathedral began, replacing a church lost to fire
- 1429 year — Charles VII was crowned here with Joan of Arc standing at his side
- 2303 statues — Carved figures cover the facade, earning it the name of a Bible written in stone
📍 Place du Cardinal Luçon, 51100, Reims