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[[Image:Bayeux Cathedral-all.jpg|thumb|250px|Bayeux Cathedral]] |
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'''Bayeux Cathedral''' is a [[cathedral]]. It is in [[Bayeux]], in [[Normandy]]. The current cathedral was consecrated on July 14, 1077. It is part of a larger complex, a bishop's palace. It was built as a replacement for an earlier church which dated from the [[Merovingian]] era. It was here that [[Harold Godwinson]] |
'''Bayeux Cathedral''', also called the '''Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux''' ({{lang-fr|Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux}}), is a [[cathedral]]. It is in [[Bayeux]], in [[Normandy]]. The current cathedral was consecrated on July 14, 1077. It is part of a larger complex, a bishop's palace. It was built as a replacement for an earlier church which dated from the [[Merovingian]] era. It was here that [[Harold Godwinson]] swore an oath<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7etxi9ToXAAC&dq=bayeux+cathedral+harold+signed+oath&pg=PA19|title=The Study of the Bayeux Tapestry|last=Gameson|first=Richard|date=1997|publisher=Boydell & Brewer Ltd|isbn=978-0-85115-664-4|location=|pages=19|language=en}}</ref> that later led to the [[Norman Conquest]]. |
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==Other websites== |
==Other websites== |
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*[http://cathedraledebayeux.voila.net/ Les Amis de Cathedrale de Bayeux] |
*[http://cathedraledebayeux.voila.net/ Les Amis de Cathedrale de Bayeux] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206214223/http://cathedraledebayeux.voila.net/ |date=2013-02-06 }} |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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Image:Baycrypt.jpg|Another such mural |
Image:Baycrypt.jpg|Another such mural |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 11 July 2024
Bayeux Cathedral, also called the Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux), is a cathedral. It is in Bayeux, in Normandy. The current cathedral was consecrated on July 14, 1077. It is part of a larger complex, a bishop's palace. It was built as a replacement for an earlier church which dated from the Merovingian era. It was here that Harold Godwinson swore an oath[1] that later led to the Norman Conquest.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Les Amis de Cathedrale de Bayeux Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
Gallery
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Towers over town
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Cathedral hall interior
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Crypt under the cathedral
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An inside view of the cathedral
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A mural in the crypt
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Another such mural
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Gameson, Richard (1997). The Study of the Bayeux Tapestry. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-85115-664-4.
