French Cathedrals & Churches

Photography of French Cathedrals and Churches by Peter Mathews and Eric Jump.
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Caen, Église St-Étienne

Caen, Église St-Étienne

West front, Caen, Église St-Étienne

Cahors Cathedral

Cahors Cathedral

Flower beds behind east end, Cahors Cathedral

Domes & south side of nave, Cahors Cathedral

South door (c. 1130) , Cahors Cathedral

North door tympanum (c. 1140-50), Cahors Cathedral

Cahors Cathedral

Carcassonne, St-Michel Cathedral

West front (closeup) (14th c.), St-Michel Cathedral, Carcassonne

West rose window (14th c.), St-Michel Cathedral, Carcassonne

Carcassonne, Basilique St-Nazaire

South transept exterior (14th c.) & west front crenellations, Basilique St-Nazaire, Carcassonne

Southeast transept & chevet (c. 1300), Basilique St-Nazaire, Carcassonne

Right window in south nave Gothic ' Sacred Heart' chapel (14th c.), Basilique St-Nazaire, Carcassonne

Left window (detail) in north nave Gothic chapel St-Pierre (14th c.), Basilique St-Nazaire, Carcassonne

North transept rose (late 13th c.), Basilique St-Nazaire, Carcassonne

South transept rose (14th c.), Basilique St-Nazaire, Carcassonne

'Tree of Jesse' window, middle panes, Basilique St-Nazaire, Carcassonne

Chevet windows (14th & 16th c.), Basilique St-Nazaire, Carcassonne

'Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple' (16th c.), Basilique St-Nazaire, Carcassonne

'Arbre de Vie' window, Holy Cross Chapel, Basilique St-Nazaire, Carcassonne

Champeaux, Église Collégiale
St-Martin

Champeaux, Eglise Collegiale St-Martin

Clamecy, Collégiale St-Martin

Collégiale St-Martin (12th-16th c.), Flamboyant west front, Clamecy

Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

Cathédrale Notre-Dame from north, Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

West tower spires (19th c.), Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

Angled buttress on southeast chevet, Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

Le Grand Orgue with angel & west rose window, Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

'Genesis' window (Alain Makaraviez, 1982), north nave, west end, Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

'Apocalypse' window (Alain Makaraviez, 1982), south nave, west end, Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

South transept rose, Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

North transept rose, Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

High altar & lower chancel windows (13th c.), Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

South ambulatory & chevet windows (13th c.), Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral

Corbigny, St-Seine

St-Louis & Joan of Arc window, St-Seine, Corbigny

Coutances Cathedral

Coutances Cathedral

Coutances Cathedral

South transept windows (15th c.), Coutances Cathedral

South aisle chapels, Coutances Cathedral

Dijon, Notre-Dame

Dijon, Notre-Dame, Arcaded galleries with gargoyles

Dinan, Église St-Malo

Southeast view from Tour de l'Horloge, Dinan, Église St-Malo

Solemn entry of Anne de Bretagne into Dinan (1923-27), Dinan, Église St-Malo

Dinan, Église St-Malo

Dol-de-Bretagne Cathedral

Cathédrale St-Samson (13th-14th c.), west front, Dol-de-Bretagne Cathedral

Choir and nave, looking west, Dol-de-Bretagne Cathedral

Elne Cathedral

East end (11th c.), Elne Cathedral

Cloister north gallery columns & capitals (mid-13th c.), Elne Cathedral

South gallery capital (12th c.), Elne Cathedral

East gallery 'Wise Men' capital (early 14th c.), Elne Cathedral

Évreux Cathedral

Évreux Cathedral

Évreux Cathedral

Le Folgoët, Basilique Notre-Dame

Flamboyant rood screen (15th c.), Le Folgoët, Basilique Notre-Dame

Chapel window, Life of Salaün, Le Folgoët, Basilique Notre-Dame

East end window, Le Folgoët, Basilique Notre-Dame

Caen, Église St-Pierre

West front & tower, Caen, Église St-Pierre

Choir, looking east, Caen, Église St-Pierre

Chevet, Caen, Église St-Pierre

Looking west from chevet, Caen, Église St-Pierre

Cambrai Cathedral

West front & tower (18th-19th c.), upper levels, Cambrai Cathedral

Fénelon's tomb (David d'Angers, 1824), apsidal chapel, Cambrai Cathedral

Cambrai, Chapelle du
Grand Séminaire

Chapelle du Grand Séminaire (1692), upper levels, Cambrai

Cambrai, Église St-Géry

Choir stall panels (1740), north side, Église St-Géry, Cambrai

Rood screen (Marsy, 1632) & organ at west end, Église St-Géry, Cambrai

'Annunciation,' northwest transept window, Église St-Géry, Cambrai

Carpentras Cathedral

Baroque west front (early 17th c.), Carpentras Cathedral

Flamboyant south nave porch, Carpentras Cathedral

Cavaillon Cathedral

Romanesque cloister (early 13th c.), Cavaillon Cathedral

Chapelle de César de Bus, gilded paneling (17th c.), Cavaillon Cathedral

North choir stalls with floral paintings (16th c.), Cavaillon Cathedral

Organ in north choir (Royer, 1654), Cavaillon Cathedral

Châlons-en-Champagne Cathedral

Châlons-en-Champagne Cathedral

Châlons-en-Champagne,
Notre-Dame-en-Vaux

East end with flying buttresses, Châlons-en-Champagne, Notre-Dame-en-Vaux

Chartres Cathedral

West rose (1215) & lancets, Chartres Cathedral

South porch rose, gable & lancets, Chartres Cathedral

Clermont-Ferrand,
Notre-Dame-du-Port

Chevet from east, Notre-Dame-du-Port, Clermont-Ferrand

Chevet (detail) from southeast, Clermont-Ferrand

Cluny Abbey

Abbey site, Cluny Abbey

Ancienne Abbaye, Clocher de l'Eau-Benite, Cluny Abbey

Transept vault (tallest Romanesque vault), Cluny Abbey

Chancel capital #7, Young man playing a lute, Cluny Abbey

Condom Cathedral

Condom Cathedral

Jubé, north side (1844), Condom Cathedral

Lierne vault, looking east, Condom Cathedral

Coucy-le-Château,
Église St-Sauveur

Romanesque west front (12th c.), Église St-Sauveur, Coucy-le-Château

Apostles' window (20th c.), Église St-Sauveur, Coucy-le-Château

Sire de Coucy window (20th c.), Église St-Sauveur, Coucy-le-Château

Original Sin window (20th c.), Église St-Sauveur, Coucy-le-Château

Dijon Cathedral

Dijon Cathedral, Cathedral St-Bénigne (13th c.), west front

Dijon Cathedral, Nave (1310-c.1350), looking east

Dijon Cathedral, South transept window (1899)

Dinan, Basilique St-Sauveur

West front (entrance porch 12th c. & gable, 15th c.), Dinan, Basilique St-Sauveur

West front with central tower (1557) & belfry (1779), Dinan, Basilique St-Sauveur

Window of the Evangelists (1480), Dinan, Basilique St-Sauveur

Douai, Église St-Pierre

Bulb of apsidal chapel (18th c.) from north, Église St-Pierre, Douai

West front tower (1512-1686) from northeast (closeup), Église St-Pierre, Douai

West front tower (1512-1686) from north (closeup), Église St-Pierre, Douai

Étampes, Notre-Dame-du-Fort

Tower & spire (62 m.) (12th c.), Notre-Dame-du-Fort, Étampes

North transept window, lower panes (16th c.), Notre-Dame-du-Fort, Étampes

Statue & mural above sacristy door (14th c.), Notre-Dame-du-Fort, Étampes

Firminy-Vert, Église St-Pierre

Firminy-Vert, Église St-Pierre (Le Corbusier, 2006)

Fontenay Abbey

Fontenay Abbey

Fontevrault Abbey

East end of minster church (1105-60) from northeast, Fontevrault Abbey

Nave looking east, Fontevrault Abbey

Effigies in nave & south wall, Fontevrault Abbey

Effigies of Eleanor of Aquitaine & Henry II, Fontevrault Abbey

Effigy of Richard the Lionheart, Fontevrault Abbey

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