French Cathedrals & Churches

Photography of French Cathedrals and Churches by Peter Mathews and Eric Jump.
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Rampillon, St-Eliphe

St-Eliphe with Templar tower, Rampillon

Reims, St-Rémi

West façade, Reims, St-Rémi

Rennes, St-Germain

South transept exterior with 17th c. gable, St-Germain, Rennes

Flamboyant east window with abstract design, St-Germain, Rennes

Rodez Cathedral

Cathédrale Notre-Dame (13th-16th c.), west front, Rodez Cathedral

West front rose & gable, Rodez Cathedral

Rodez Cathedral

South choir stalls (1478-88), Rodez Cathedral

Organ (Vernholles, 1628-31), Rodez Cathedral

Rodez Cathedral

Saintes Cathedral

Saintes Cathedral

South nave exterior (mid-15th c.), Saintes Cathedral

Organ staircase, Saintes Cathedral

Saintes Cathedral

Axial chapel (16th c.), Saintes Cathedral

Sens Cathedral

Sens Cathedral

Sens Cathedral

Soissons Cathedral

West front (mid-13th c.) and south tower (14th c.), Soissons Cathedral

South tower, south transept & oblique chapel from southwest, Soissons Cathedral

Chevet (1190-1212) from east, Soissons Cathedral

Portal in east wall of north transept (1276-1300), Soissons Cathedral

Nave (1220-1240), looking east, Soissons Cathedral

North nave elevation (13th c.), Soissons Cathedral

West rose (1931) & top of Gonzalez organ (1952-56), Soissons Cathedral

South transept (1176), Soissons Cathedral

Southeast transept elevation (1176), Soissons Cathedral

North transept (late 13th c.), Soissons Cathedral

North transept lancets (Gaudin, 1925-26), Soissons Cathedral

North transept rose (late 13th c.), Soissons Cathedral

Choir (1190-1212), Soissons Cathedral

Right chevet window (from diverse periods), Soissons Cathedral

Lady Chapel, center window (mid-13th c.), Soissons Cathedral

Archangel Gabriel (17th c.) on left side of high altar, Soissons Cathedral

4th north ambulatory chapel window with grille, Soissons Cathedral

'Agnus Dei' boss in vault of oblique chapel (early 14th c.), Soissons Cathedral

St-Jean-de-Luz,
Église St-Jean Baptiste

High altar & retable (c. 1670), Église St-Jean Baptiste, St-Jean-de-Luz

Organ (1656, Gérard de Rodez), Église St-Jean Baptiste, St-Jean-de-Luz

St-Lizier Cathedral

Cathédrale St-Lizier (12th-14th c.), north nave, transept & tower

Cloister (12th c.), looking southeast, St-Lizier Cathedral

Choir frescoes (12th-13th c.), St-Lizier Cathedral

Choir frescoes (early 12th c.), south side, St-Lizier Cathedral

St-Malo Cathedral

Renaissance west front (with 18th c. additions), St-Malo Cathedral

Central tower (15th c.), St-Malo Cathedral

Choir and flat east end, St-Malo Cathedral

St-Malo Cathedral

St-Omer Cathedral

West front tower (15th c.), St-Omer Cathedral

South nave exterior (15th c.), St-Omer Cathedral

'Last Judgment,' right lower side, south portal tympanum (13th c.), St-Omer Cathedral

South transept (13th c.), octagonal tower (12th c.), & chevet (13th c.) from southeast, St-Omer Cathedral

Nave, looking east, St-Omer Cathedral

Angel on east side of pulpit (Danvin, 1712), St-Omer Cathedral

North nave triforium (end of 14th c.), St-Omer Cathedral

Marble chapels, north nave aisle, looking west, St-Omer Cathedral

Cherubs above lower pipes of organ (1717), St-Omer Cathedral

South transept rose (1350-70), St-Omer Cathedral

North transept rose (1450-75), St-Omer Cathedral

Triforium at east end of choir (13th c.), St-Omer Cathedral

Maquette of St-Omer Cathedral from north, St-Omer Cathedral

St-Romain-de-Lerps, Chapel

St-Romain-de-Lerps, chapel (with bikes) at summit (649 m.)

St-Saulge, Église

Crucifixion (16th c.), Église, St-Saulge

St-Savin, Abbey-church

East end (1140-60), from northwest, Abbey-church, St-Savin

Octagonal crossing, Abbey-church, St-Savin

Renaissance organ (1557) with 16th & 18th c. decorations, Abbey-church, St-Savin

Angel musicians in high altar canopy (14th c.), Abbey-church, St-Savin

St-Thégonnec, Parish Close

Parish Close (16th-17th c.) from south, St-Thégonnec, Parish Close

St-Thibault

St-Thibault, Exterior from north

St-Thibault, North transept portal

St-Thibault, Choir triforium

Reims Cathedral

Reims Cathedral

Rennes Cathedral

Nave looking west from apse, Rennes Cathedral

Organ at west end, Rennes Cathedral

Riom, Basilique St-Amable

St-Amable, 2nd south aisle chapel, left window, Basilique St-Amable, Riom

Riom, Notre-Dame-du-Marthuret

‘Annunciation window’ (15th c.), north choir, Notre-Dame-du-Marthuret, Riom

Rouen Cathedral

Rouen Cathedral

Royat, St-Léger

St-Léger (11th-12th c.) from southwest, Royat

Decorative stone filigree on nave roof, St-Léger, Royat

South transept, St-Léger, Royat

Gothic central tower, St-Léger, Royat

Runan, Church of the
Knights of Malta

Runan, Church of the Knights of Malta

Sées Cathedral

Sees Cathedral

Sees Cathedral

Semur-en-Auxois, Notre-Dame

Semur-en-Auxois, Notre-Dame, West front (14th c.)

Semur-en-Auxois, Notre-Dame, Gable & tower of north portal

Senlis Cathedral

Senlis Cathedral

Senlis Cathedral

Senlis Cathedral

St-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral

Approaching St-Bertrand-de-Comminges from northeast, St-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral

Renaissance organ (1523-55) from below, St-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral

Choir screen, north side, female figure, St-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral

Left chevet window (16th c.), middle panels, St-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral

Choir stalls inside jubé (1535), St-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral

King David, choir stall, south side (1535), St-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral

Adam & Eve on choir stalls, north side, St-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral

Choir stalls, southwest junction, 2 heads (1535), St-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral

St-Brieuc Cathedral

West front with north tower & transept (13th c.), St-Brieuc Cathedral

South transept window (15th c., with 19th c. glass), St-Brieuc Cathedral

St-Denis

St-Denis

St-Étienne, Église St-Étienne

Église St-Étienne, west front of Forez sandstone (15th c.), St-Étienne

East end of north aisle with sunlight, Église St-Étienne, St-Étienne

Center chancel window, Église St-Étienne, St-Étienne

South chancel chapel stone railing, Église St-Étienne, St-Étienne

St-Germain-en-Laye,
Chapelle de St-Louis

Chapelle de St-Louis exterior (1230-38), St-Germain-en-Laye

Stone rose, Chapelle de St-Louis, St-Germain-en-Laye

South window, upper panes, Chapelle de St-Louis, St-Germain-en-Laye

St-Just-de-Valcabrère

St-Just-de-Valcabrère & St-Bertrand-de-Comminges

North portal (late 12th c.), St-Just-de-Valcabrère

St-Lô, Église Notre-Dame

West front, south portal & tower, St-Lô, Église Notre-Dame

Nave from northeast, St-Lô, Église Notre-Dame

St-Lô, Église Notre-Dame

St-Loup-de-Naud, Église

West front portal, Église, St-Loup-de-Naud

Tympanum of west portal, Église, St-Loup-de-Naud

St-Nicolas-de-Port,
Basilique St-Nicolas

St-Nicolas-de-Port, Basilique St-Nicolas

St-Nicolas-de-Port, Basilique St-Nicolas

St-Nicolas-de-Port, Basilique St-Nicolas

St-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
Cathedral

West front columns, portal & tympanum (12th c.), St-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Cathedral

Choir oven vault with flat ribbing (12th c.), St-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Cathedral

Jerusalem mosaic on chevet floor (12th c.), St-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Cathedral

St-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral

West front towers & steeples, St-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral

South transept rose window (15th c.), St-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral

The crossing, St-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral

St-Pol-de-Léon, Kreisker Chapel

St-Pol-de-Léon, Kreisker Chapel

St-Quentin, Basilique

South side exterior, Basilique, St-Quentin

Chevet (13th c.) from southeast, Basilique, St-Quentin

East end triple buttresses, Basilique, St-Quentin

North petit transept rose exterior, Basilique, St-Quentin

Nave (13th c.) (111' high), looking east, Basilique, St-Quentin

2nd south nave Chapelle Ste-Madeleine et Ste-Marthe, murals (15th-16th c.), Basilique, St-Quentin

Maze in west end of nave (1495), Basilique, St-Quentin

Star vault of crossing of grand transept (13th c.), Basilique, St-Quentin

Organ (Bérain, 1703), at west end, Basilique, St-Quentin

North grand transept windows (14th c.), Basilique, St-Quentin

North grand transept rose (14th c.) (closeup), Basilique, St-Quentin

Right upper panels 7-10 (16th c.), north petit transept, Basilique, St-Quentin

Music on wall of south choir, Basilique, St-Quentin

North ambulatory chapels, Basilique, St-Quentin

Strasbourg Cathedral

South view from Palais Rohan, Strasbourg Cathedral

Strasbourg Cathedral

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