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Feb 26, 2020 · The Notre-Dame Cathedral of Reims is one of the most important masterpieces in the history of architecture. Considered a paradigm of the French Gothic style, it is an immense structure designed with a sophisticated vision and constructed with innovative techniques. Traditionally believed to have begun in 1211, a year after a documented fire ...
Located in the Grand Est region, in the Marne Department, the Cathedral, the Palace of Tau and the Abbey of Saint-Rémi of Reims are closely linked to the history of the French monarchy, and hence, more generally, to the history of France. The Cathedral of Notre-Dame is a masterpiece of Gothic art: it bears witness to the remarkable mastery of ...
Aug 18, 2023 · A brief history of Reims Cathedral. There’s been a place of worship on site where the Grand Cathedral now stands since at least the 4th-century CE when the Romans transformed the city of Durocortorum (Reims’ Roman name) into the second largest city in Roman Gaul.
The Cathedral’s History. The cathedral has undergone several reconstructions since its first stone was laid by the Archbishop Albéric de Humbert in 1211. The pre-existing edifice was destroyed during a devastating fire. Unfortunately, the cathedral’s roof caught fire in 1481 during renovation work. Thanks to financial backing from the ...
Video transcript. (upbeat piano music) - [Steven] We're in the square in the city of Reims in France looking at one of the great Gothic cathedrals. - [Beth] Everything seems to reach heavenward. - [Steven] It's pierced everywhere. - [Beth] As we look at it, it hardly feels like stone, it has a weightlessness.
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Reims later played a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France. The royal anointing was performed at the Cathedral of Reims , which housed the Holy Ampulla of chrism allegedly brought by a white dove at the baptism of Frankish king Clovis I in 496.
May 8, 2024 · 7. The Smiling Angel sculpture is a symbol of the city of Reims. Notre Dame de Reims is the only cathedral to display sculptures of angels with open wings. The most famous is the Smiling Angel on the portal to the left of the central façade. This is one of two angels with similar postures flanking a martyr.
