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The list is intended to be complete as far as current cathedrals and co-cathedrals are concerned. It is not yet an exhaustive list of former cathedrals, although it includes most of them. A number of large churches in France are known as "cathedral" as a mark of distinction or historical importance but have never been the seats of bishops.
The church was begun by King Louis XIII, to celebrate his victories over the Protestants at La Rochelle in the French Wars of Religion in 1628. Today it is one of ten minor basilicas located in the Île-de-France region of France. After the French Revolution, from 1796 to 1807, it was the first home of the Paris Bourse (stock exchange). It is ...
Churches in France by populated place (6 C) N. Religious buildings and structures in Nice (1 C, 2 P) P. Religious buildings and structures in Paris (3 C, 4 P)
In the great medieval churches of France, Spain, England and much of Germany, figurative sculpture is found adorning façades and portals. Churches of brick, such as those of much of Italy, are often adorned with mosaics, inlays, inset marble friezes and free-standing statues at the roofline.
Although France is famous for its Gothic cathedrals, the country is home to a wide range of churches, some featuring work by famous French artists and designers like Monet, Matisse, and Le Corbusier.
Church of the Val-de-Grâce: Église Saint-Augustin: Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis: Palais de la Légion d'Honneur: Église Saint-Sulpice (East side) Luxembourg Palace Street Entrance: Institut de France: Église Saint-Roch: Académie Royale de Médecine: Tribunal de commerce de Paris: Église du Saint-Esprit: 1935: Église Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes
Medieval architecture was the art and science of designing and constructing buildings in the Middle Ages. The major styles of the period included pre-Romanesque , Romanesque , and Gothic . In the fifteenth century, architects began to favour classical forms again, in the Renaissance style , marking the end of the medieval period.
This is a list of Christian monasteries and religious houses in France, both extant and non-extant, and for either men or women (or both). Christian religious houses arranged by order [ edit ]