Bourges Cathedral
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Bourges Cathedral is a monumental construction in France, Europe.
Bourges Cathedral has a distinctive five-aisled interior without a projecting transept. The graduated heights of its aisles, sculptured portals and surviving medieval stained glass give it a different spatial character from many other French Gothic cathedrals. The principal Gothic building campaign is dated from 1195 to about 1230, replacing an earlier Romanesque church. Subsequent additions and repairs belong to later phases.
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| Date | 1195 CE - 1230 CE The principal Gothic building campaign is dated from 1195 to about 1230, replacing an earlier Romanesque church. Subsequent additions and repairs belong to later phases. AI-written synthesis; source chronology and uncertainty retained. • Bourges Cathedral — referenced historical overview | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Bourges Cathedral has a distinctive five-aisled interior without a projecting transept. The graduated heights of its aisles, sculptured portals and surviving medieval stained glass give it a different spatial character from many other French Gothic cathedrals. AI-written synthesis; source chronology and uncertainty retained. • Bourges Cathedral — referenced historical overview | No claims found. |
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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,213 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 1,195 CE - 1,230 CE; the underlying date is uncertain.
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