French Cathedrals & Churches

Photography of French Cathedrals and Churches by Peter Mathews and Eric Jump.
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Tarascon, Collégiale St-Marthe

South nave exterior & Romanesque portal, Collégiale St-Marthe, Tarascon

Organ at west end, Collégiale St-Marthe, Tarascon

Toul Cathedral

Toul Cathedral

Toulouse Cathedral

North transept & choir exterior, Toulouse Cathedral

Gargoyle, Toulouse Cathedral

Organ (1614) in south transept, Toulouse Cathedral

Toulouse Cathedral

Tournus Abbey

Abbaye St-Philibert, approach, Tournus Abbey

North tower & belfry, Tournus Abbey

Central tower, Tournus Abbey

Tréguier Cathedral

Cathédrale St-Tugdual (14th-15th c.), southeast approach, Tréguier Cathedral

Southwest porch (14th c.), Tréguier Cathedral

The three towers: north central & south, Tréguier Cathedral

South transept Tour des Cloches (15th c.) with pierced spire (18th c.), Tréguier Cathedral

Choir vault, Tréguier Cathedral

Troyes Cathedral

Flamboyant west front (Chambiges, early 16th c.), Troyes Cathedral

West front, rose window (Chambiges, 1546), Troyes Cathedral

North transept rose (16th c.), exterior, Troyes Cathedral

West rose (design by Chambiges, glass by Soudain, 1546), Troyes Cathedral

Nave, looking east (14th-15th c.), Troyes Cathedral

South nave aisle, Troyes Cathedral

Column capitals in south nave aisle, Troyes Cathedral

Choir south side & hemicycle (13th c.), Troyes Cathedral

Choir hemicycle, 13th c. (1230s & 1240s), Troyes Cathedral

North transept rose (16th c.), Troyes Cathedral

Troyes, Église St-Pantaléon

East end from northeast, Église St-Pantaléon, Troyes

Nave, looking east, Église St-Pantaléon, Troyes

St. Sebastian on north nave pillar, Église St-Pantaléon, Troyes

East end choir grisaille windows (16th c.), Église St-Pantaléon, Troyes

Uzès Cathedral

Tour Fenestrelle (138' high) (12th c.), from south, Uzès Cathedral

Tour Fenestrelle (12th c.), upper levels from southeast, Uzès Cathedral

Vault of north aisle chapel, Uzès Cathedral

Organ buffet with painted shutters (late 17th c.), west end, Uzès Cathedral

Valence Cathedral

Restored west front (19th c.), Valence Cathedral

East end with chapels & northeast transept, Valence Cathedral

Vendôme, Abbaye de la Trinité

Ancienne Abbaye de la Trinité, west front (completed 1506), Vendôme

West front, upper levels, Abbaye de la Trinité, Vendôme

West front buttresses, north side, Abbaye de la Trinité, Vendôme

West front, looking up from archivolts, Abbaye de la Trinité, Vendôme

Nave looking west from choir, Abbaye de la Trinité, Vendôme

Chapelle Jean Gallois window (c. 1450), Abbaye de la Trinité, Vendôme

Chapelle Jean Gallois window (c. 1450), 2nd pane (detail), Abbaye de la Trinité, Vendôme

'La Fontaine de Vie' (16th c.), northwest transept, Abbaye de la Trinité, Vendôme

Bagpiper on choir stall miserichord (late 15th c.), Abbaye de la Trinité, Vendôme

Glazed triforium window at east end (14th c.), Abbaye de la Trinité, Vendôme

Chapelle St-Pierre, center window (15th-16th c.), Abbaye de la Trinité, Vendôme

Chapelle Saint-Sacrement, Notre Dame window (1125-1140) (detail), Abbaye de la Trinité, Vendôme

Tarbes Cathedral

Chevet (late 12th-early 13th c.), from northeast, Tarbes Cathedral

Gothic octagonal lantern at crossing, Tarbes Cathedral

Organ (17th c.) at west end, Tarbes Cathedral

Toulouse, Les Jacobins

Toulouse, Les Jacobins (13th c.), west front, Les Jacobins, Toulouse

Chevet with 22-rib east end vault (13th c.); windows (1923-30), Les Jacobins, Toulouse

Toulouse, St-Sernin

Five-tiered belfry (12th c.); stone spire (1478), St-Sernin, Toulouse

Chevet (c. 1075-1096), St-Sernin, Toulouse

Raymond IV window (detail), St-Sernin, Toulouse

Tours Cathedral

Tours Cathedral

Window below tympanum over central portal, Tours Cathedral

Towers, upper levels, from south, Tours Cathedral

Nave & vault (14th-15th c.), looking east, Tours Cathedral

Tours Cathedral

South transept rose with top pipes of organ (landscape), Tours Cathedral

North transept rose & triforium (14th c.), Tours Cathedral

North transept rose (14th c.), left side, Tours Cathedral

7th south ambulatory St-Martin window, right side, lower panels (13th c.), Tours Cathedral

The Alliance Covenants (1254), center window, Lady Chapel in apse, Tours Cathedral

Troyes, Église St-Jean

Choir from northeast, Église St-Jean, Troyes

Northeast end of choir, Église St-Jean, Troyes

Lierne vault in choir, Église St-Jean, Troyes

Troyes, Église Ste-Madeleine

Flamboyant jubé (Gailde, 1508-17), Église Ste-Madeleine, Troyes

'God creating the sun & stars,' Genesis window, detail, Église Ste-Madeleine, Troyes

'Tree of Jesse,' detail, Église Ste-Madeleine, Troyes

South choir, left window, Église Ste-Madeleine, Troyes

Troyes, St-Urbain

West front (1875-1905), St-Urbain, Troyes

Chevet (1262-85) from northeast, St-Urbain, Troyes

Northeast pier with northeast transept & north choir, St-Urbain, Troyes

Double stone trefoil arches from south chapel, St-Urbain, Troyes

Uzeste, Collégiale

Collégiale d'Uzeste (14th c.), belfry (15th c.), steeple (19th c.), from north

Vaison-la-Romaine Cathedral

East end (11th-12th c.) from southeast, Vaison-la-Romaine Cathedral

Roman column in northwest nave, Vaison-la-Romaine Cathedral

Vannes Cathedral

Nave exterior, north side (15th c.), Vannes Cathedral

Rotunda Chapel, tomb of St-Vincent (1537), Vannes Cathedral

Versailles Cathedral

Cathédrale St-Louis (18th c.), west front, Versailles Cathedral

Vézelay, Basilique Ste-Madeleine

West front (1150), Vézelay, Basilique Ste-Madeleine

Vienne Cathedral

Cathédrale St-Maurice (12th-16th c.), west front, Vienne Cathedral

Choir, Vienne Cathedral

Upper chevet center window, St-Maurice & St-Pierre (16th c.), Vienne Cathedral

South choir window, 'Adoration of the Magi' (late 16th c.) (detail), Vienne Cathedral

Vincennes, Sainte-Chapelle

Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes (1379-1552) from south

North chapel windows, Sainte-Chapelle, Vincennes

East end window (Beaurain, 16th c.), Sainte-Chapelle, Vincennes

Chapel vault, Sainte-Chapelle, Vincennes

Vitré, Notre-Dame

South exterior with 7 gables, Notre-Dame, Vitré

'Triumphal Entry' Renaissance window, Notre-Dame, Vitré

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