Beauvais Cathedral - 2018 6n3627

BEAUVAIS CATHEDRAL ELIE ABETIAN 201800313

HOLY SPIRIT UNIVERSITY – KASLIK HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE – LINA FADOUS

BEAUVAIS CATHEDRAL OVERVIEW 1. INTRODUCTION 2. ARCHITECTS 3. HISTORY AND PURPOSE

4. CHRONOLOGY 5. DIMENSIONS AND MATERIALS 6. PLANS AND SECTIONS 7. EXTERIOR OF THE CATHEDRAL (WITH FACADES) 8. INTERIOR OF THE CATHEDRAL 9. REFRENCES

1-INTRODUCTION  The cathedral is situated 60 Km away from Paris.  One of the most important architectural works in the gothic architecture.  It holds the record for the highest ceiling in a gothic choir (48.5 m).

 Other name : Saint-Pierre Cathedral of Beauvais.  It collapsed twice.  Today, only the choir and transept survive.

2-ARCHITECTS There were three architects 1. Martin Chambiges

2. Jean Vast

(1460-1532) was a French architect working in the gothic flamboyant style. His works are :

3. Enguerrand Le Riche

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Sens Cathedral

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Senlis Cathedral

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Beauvais Cathedral

He was honored by the French and has a street named after him.

They both worked on the structure of the cathedral.

3-HISTORY AND PURPOSE The cathedral shows the ambition of the builders because they were unable of completing it. Starting construction in 1225, the cathedral was meant to be the greatest church in the kingdom but with time it experienced many problems and structural collapses. What exists today, the choir and the transept, is impressive enough for us to imagine what the finished project would have been. Despite its size, it is not currently listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, unlike neighboring Amiens Cathedral.

4.CHRONOLOGY 1225 – 1272 : Apse and Choir completed 1284 – 1322 : Vaults are rebuilt with additional piers 1500 : Construction of south transept starts 1510 – 1537 : Construction of north transept 17 April 1573 : Masons prepare to reinforce the tower s 30 April 1573 : Tower partially collapsed

5.DIMENSIONS AND MATERIALS DIMENSIONS

MATERIALS

Total length

70 m

Height of great Arcades

21.2 m

Height of great bays

17 m

Choir

Height of vault

46.77 m

Nave

Width

16 m

Northern rose

Diameter

11 m

Southern rose

Diameter

11 m

Tower

Height

151.59 m

Transept

Length

58 m

Tower

Stone Wood

Arches

Stone

Columns

Stone

Walls

Stone

Vault

Masonry

At that time they were using bricks instead of limestone and mortar as an old from of cement.

6.PLANS AND SECTIONS

SECTIONS

Section Beauvais Choir Section

7.EXTERIOR OF THE CATHEDRAL The Northern and Southern Façades of the Transept.

The Southern Facade

The North Facade

Basse Oeuvre

The Chevet 10 large, strong and elegant buttresses, 50 metres in height, counteract the weight of the choir.

8.INTERIOR OF THE CATHEDRAL

17 metres of glasswork allows light to stream inside, the glass windows illuminate the interior of the cathedral. Rose windows were added as a donation in the 16th century. Impressive in size, 11m in diameter.

The ambulatory The ambulatory has three storeys, which is unusual for French Gothic cathedrals. Above the arcades on the 1st level, the clerestory stretches for 70m. The ambulatory is 20 m high and has 7 rayonnant chapels, each 12.5m high and 6.6m deep.

The Choir The choir has high walls. The piers were thickened after the choir collapsed in 13th century.

Interior view of choir vaulting

The Astronomical Clock of Beauvais Cathedral The jewel of the cathedral’s interior is the astronomical clock which, built between 1865 and 1868 by the clockmaker Auguste Vérité, was based on a model of the Strasbourg clock. The clock contains an extraordinary 90,000 components, including 68 clockwork figures! The faces of the clock indicate the time, tides and the movements of the stars.

The Treasure of Beauvais Cathedral The cathedral Saint Peter of Beauvais also houses some of the greatest treasures belonging to a cathedral in , with a collection of over a thousand artefacts. Unlike other French cathedrals, the treasure of Beauvais cathedral did not fall victim to sackings during the various revolutions. That said, it is not possible for visitors to view the treasure.

Practical Information The city of Beauvais organizes many guided tours. The cathedral is open for visits from Monday to Saturday, from 9 am to 12.15pm and from 2pm to 5.30pm. Tours are not itted on Sundays until after services.

9.REFRENCES

 www.ferrebeekeeper.wordpress.com  www.360cities.net/image/beauvais-cathedral-inside  http://www.abelard.org//cathedral_giants_amiens_beauvais.php