Nantes Cathedral
Cathedral located in Loire-Atlantique, in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nantes Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes), is a Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral located in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Construction began in 1434, on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, and took 457 years to finish in 1891. It has been listed since 1862 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]
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Quick Facts Cathedral of Saint Pierre and Saint Paul Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, Religion ...
Cathedral of Saint Pierre and Saint Paul Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
Province | Diocese of Nantes |
Rite | Roman |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Status | Completed |
Location | |
Location | Nantes, France |
Geographic coordinates | 47.2180°N 1.5508°W / 47.2180; -1.5508 |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Gothic (Late Gothic Flamboyant), Romanesque |
Groundbreaking | 1434 |
Completed | 1891 |
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