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Bourges is a town and commune in central France that is located on the Yèvre river. ...
Key Dates: 1195 AD construction began - intriguingly, at the same time as Chartres Cathedral; 1214 AD choir completed; 1225-1250 AD nave completed. 1270 AD west façade completed
Master builder: Philippe Berruyer
Architect: Paul-Louis Boeswillwald
Reconstruction: Guillaume de Pelvoysin Events Priory of St Marys, Bushmead, founded. ...
The Cathedral of Chartres (Cathedral of Our Lady in Chartres, French: Cathédrale Notre_Dame de Chartres), located in Chartres, about 50 miles from Paris, is considered the finest example in all France of the high Gothic style of architecture. ...
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Key Dimensions: 15m wide by 37m high nave; 20m high arcade; 21.3m high inner aisle; 9.3m high outer aisle.
Materials: Cut Stone, Bearing Masonry
Function: Catholic Church
Important Features: Bourges has an almost unique design for a cathedral of the high gothic era, featuring two distinct horseshoe aisles, and a central nave and choir. The inner aisles has a higher vault than the outer, and is in turn trumped by the nave/choir. Each Ambulatory has its own portal. The five portal entrance necessitated more careful design to create a more coherent façade. This also eliminated the transept. The gallery has been removed and instead the inner aisle has been raised. This gives the cathedral a pyramidal shape under the buttresses. The unity and purity of the design is notable.
 Floorplan of the cathedral Structural System: The use of flying buttresses was employed to help the structure of the building. However, since this was a fairly new technique, one can easily see the walls were still made quite thick to take the force. Six part ribbed vaults are used to hold up the vault.
Symbolism: The Great Tower is a copy of one found at the Louvre. It is a symbol of royal power. The statues on the façade smile at the tympanum of the Last Judgment, welcoming the Judgment of Christ. Image File history File links BourgesDB362. ...
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The Romanesque tympanum of Vézelay Abbey, Burgundy, France, 1130s. ...
Stained glass: Bourges cathedral retains almost all the ambulatory glass (apart from the axial chapel) from its original glazing programme, probably c 1215. The iconography used in many of these windows is unusual, using typology (old testament episodes seen as prefiguring events in the life of Christ) and symbolism (the pelican who pecks her breast to feed her young on her own blood; the lioness who licks the malformed cub into shape) to create complex theological messages. Other windows show the parables of the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son, the story of Dives and Lazarus, and the Apocalypse.
Romanesque portals: The Romanesque carved portals from about 1160-70, probably intended for the facade of the earlier cathedral, have been reused on the south and north doors. The profuse ornamentation is reminiscent of Burgundian work.
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