Orléans Cathedral
Orléans, France
No longer standing
Demolished or destroyed.
Orléans Cathedral, the Basilica-Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Orléans, France, and the seat of the Bishop of Orléans. Built on the ruins of a Roman temple between 1278 and 1329, it was partially destroyed by the Huguenots in 1568 and rebuilt in Gothic style between 1601 and 1829. It is counted among the largest and last Gothic cathedrals built in France and has been listed as a national historic monument since 1862.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- Catholic cathedral
- Heritage
- classified historical monument
- Height
- 114 m
- Place
- Orléans, France
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