French Cathedrals & Churches

Photography of French Cathedrals and Churches by Peter Mathews and Eric Jump.
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Goulven, Église

East end with tower & spire (15th-16th c.), Goulven, Église

East end window, Goulven, Église

Guérande, St-Aubin

Collégiale St-Aubin (12th-16th c.), west front, Guérande

West front, upper levels with towers, St-Aubin, Guérande

North transept, Chapelle de la Vierge Marie, St-Aubin, Guérande

Chapelle de la Vierge Marie (1885), upper panels, St-Aubin, Guérande

'Coronation & Assumption' window (18th c.), St-Aubin, Guérande

Kerfons, Chapel

Kerfons, Chapel

Laon Cathedral

Laon Cathedral

Nave elevation, Laon Cathedral

Laval Cathedral

North transept vault (16th c.), Laval Cathedral

'Judith & Holophernes' Aubusson tapestry, Laval Cathedral

Le Mans

Chevet & south transept from east, Le Mans

Chevet from southeast, Le Mans

Chevet, (Y) double flying buttress, Le Mans

South nave exterior (11th-12th c.), Le Mans

Convex, or Plantagenet vault of nave (12th c.), Le Mans

St-Julien west end window (1896), Le Mans

Ascension window (c. 1134-58), Le Mans

Organ (Pierre Bert, 1529-35) in south transept, Le Mans

North transept (15th c.), Le Mans

North transept rose lancets (1392-1402), Le Mans

North transept rose (1392-1402), lower panels, Le Mans

Sacristy window, Le Mans

Choir stall panel 'The Resurrection' (detail, 1576), Le Mans

Chevet (completed 1254), Le Mans

Inner ambulatory vault of chevet, Le Mans

Lady Chapel (axial, 13th c.) with 14th c. murals, Le Mans

Lady Chapel (13th c.) mural paintings of 47 angel musicians, Le Mans

Limoges, St-Michel-des-Lions

West end left window, St-Michel-des-Lions, Limoges

East end left 'John' window (15th c.), St-Michel-des-Lions, Limoges

East end right 'Mary' window (15th c.), St-Michel-des-Lions, Limoges

Limoges, St-Pierre-du-Queyroix

Jesus Teaching in a Boat (19th c.), east end, St-Pierre-du-Queyroix, Limoges

Jesus Teaching in a Boat (detail), St-Pierre-du-Queyroix, Limoges

Lisieux Cathedral

Lisieux Cathedral

Lombez Cathedral

Five-tiered octagonal belfry (c. 1346), from west, Lombez Cathedral

Lourdes, Sanctuaries

Sanctuaries, Lourdes

Sanctuaries, Lourdes

Sanctuaries, Lourdes

Sanctuaries, Lourdes

Lyon Cathedral

Cathedral from southwest at sunset, Lyon Cathedral

West front (1308-1481), Lyon Cathedral

West end rose (Henri de Nivelle, 1394) (closeup), Lyon Cathedral

South transept (13th c.), Lyon Cathedral

Lyon, St-Martin-d'Ainay

Nave looking east (consecrated 1107), St-Martin-d'Ainay, Lyon

Frescoes in central apse (Flandrin, 1855) (closeup), St-Martin-d'Ainay, Lyon

South choir capital, 'Adam & Eve with the serpent' (12th c.), St-Martin-d'Ainay, Lyon

Marseille, Notre-Dame de la Garde

Marseille, Notre-Dame de la Garde

Melun, Église St-Aspais

Melun, Église St-Aspais

Melun, Église St-Aspais

Mirepoix Cathedral

Chevet & tower from southeast, Mirepoix Cathedral

West Gothic tower, Mirepoix Cathedral

2nd bay, north nave, lower window, Mirepoix Cathedral

West end window above organ, Mirepoix Cathedral

Mozac, Église Abbatiale St-Pierre

'Four Angels of Revelation closing mouths,' Romanesque capital (12th c.), in chancel, Église Abbatiale St-Pierre, Mozac

'Soldiers sleeping at Christ's tomb,' Romanesque capital, nave south side, Église Abbatiale St-Pierre, Mozac

'Story of Jonah,' on south aisle column, Église Abbatiale St-Pierre, Mozac

Grenoble Cathedral

'Adoration of the Shepherds,' gilded wood (18th c.), north side of apse, Grenoble Cathedral

'Adoration on the Magi,' gilded wood (18th c.), south side of apse (closeup), Grenoble Cathedral

Gothic ciborium (1457), lower levels, Grenoble Cathedral

Guimiliau, Parish Close

Parish Close (rebuilt early 17th c.), Guimiliau, Parish Close

Calvary (1581-88) & funerary chapel (1648), Guimiliau, Parish Close

Guingamp, Basilique Notre-Dame

Central tower & flèche (14th c.) from southeast, Guingamp, Basilique Notre-Dame

Polygonal chevet (15th c.), Guingamp, Basilique Notre-Dame

Interior flying buttresses in south chancel, Basilique Notre-Dame

Kergoat, Chapel

Kergoat, Chapel

Langres Cathedral

West front with towers, Langres Cathedral

Tiled roof of nave & transepts, Langres Cathedral

South transept roof (detail), from southeast, Langres Cathedral

Nave (1150-95), looking east, Langres Cathedral

Northeast transept pier & north choir, Langres Cathedral

Lectoure Cathedral

Choir, Lectoure Cathedral

Lescar Cathedral

East end window (12th c.), Lescar Cathedral

Organ (18th c.), at west end, Lescar Cathedral

Mosaic of hunting scene in choir (12th c.), Lescar Cathedral

'Flight into Egypt,' Romanesque capital (12th c.), Lescar Cathedral

Lille Cathedral

South transept tympanum (1934), Lille Cathedral

Chevet, north side, with roof & angel, Lille Cathedral

Nave (1854-1999), looking east, Lille Cathedral

North window of northeast transept aisle, Lille Cathedral

Lille, Église St-Maurice

West tower from southeast, Église St-Maurice, Lille

East end (14th-15th c.), Église St-Maurice, Lille

Nave, looking east, Église St-Maurice, Lille

West end & organ, Église St-Maurice, Lille

Limoges Cathedral

Cathédrale St-Étienne (13th-19th c.), from south, Limoges Cathedral

North transept window & upper gables, Limoges Cathedral

Nave, looking east, Limoges Cathedral

Chevet (1273-c. 1300) from south ambulatory, Limoges Cathedral

Baptistry (1876-88), 1st south nave aisle chapel, Limoges Cathedral

Limoges Cathedral

Limoges Cathedral

Angel musician (detail), Limoges Cathedral

Lodève Cathedral

North side, exterior, Lodève Cathedral

North nave clerestory, 1st bay, Lodève Cathedral

Organ buffet (1753), Lodève Cathedral

Chevet windows, Lodève Cathedral

'Lutrin' in chancel, Lodève Cathedral

Luz-St-Sauveur,
Église de St-André

East end & battlements (14th c.) from northeast, Église de St-André, Luz-St-Sauveur

Tympanum of north portal (12th c.), Église de St-André, Luz-St-Sauveur

Lyon, Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière

Basilica N.-D.-de-Fourvière (Bossan, 1872-96), east end, Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière, Lyon

West front, Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière, Lyon

Triple-domed nave, looking east, Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière, Lyon

1st bay window, north side, Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière, Lyon

1st bay window, south side, Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière, Lyon

Maguelone Cathedral

West door lintel (1178) & tympanum (13th c.), Maguelone Cathedral

Nave (11th-12th c.), looking east, Maguelone Cathedral

Metz Cathedral

Chapter tower, north side, Metz Cathedral

South transept, Valentin Boush window, Metz Cathedral

Montpellier Cathedral

Cathédrale St-Pierre (14th c.), west front from southwest, Montpellier Cathedral

South transept rose exterior, Montpellier Cathedral

Moulins Cathedral

West front rose, towers & spires, Moulins Cathedral

View from northwest, Moulins Cathedral

Moulins Cathedral

Des Croissades, Moulins Cathedral

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