Nantes Cathedral
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cathedral located in Loire-Atlantique, in France
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The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark.
It sits within the topics 1430s establishments in France, 1434 establishments in Europe and 1970s fires in Europe.
Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic Church
- Province
- Diocese of Nantes
- Rite
- Roman
- Ecclesiastical or organizational status
- Cathedral
- Status
- Completed
- Location
- Nantes , France
- Type
- Church
- Style
- Gothic (Late Gothic Flamboyant ), Romanesque
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Saint Peter
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Nantes
- Dedicated to
- Saint Peter
- Official website
- www.cathedrale-nantes.cef.fr
- Image
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Nantes - façade.jpg
- Height
- 63
- Patron saint
- Paul the Apostle
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- architectural style
- Gothic architecture
- Commons category
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Nantes
- commemorates
- Paul the Apostle
- inception
- 1434-00-00
- Christian liturgical rite
- Roman Rite
- Commons gallery
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Nantes
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Background
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