Cathedrals in Europe

[AUTO]

Warsaw second cathedral (st Florian Cathedral)

[fernao]

Guarda 1390 -1540 - Gothic and Manuelino Styles, in granite
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9_da_Guarda

Originally Posted by Arpels

Manuelino style (portuguese gothic)

Thanks to "Arpels" for the photos.

To be continued...

[zwischbl]

i love these colourful ones from kyiv!

[VelesHomais]

Cathedral in Dniprodzerzhinsk, Ukraine




300 year old wooden Trinity Cathedral in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine


Rare example of Christian Orthodox Church with some Gothic elements, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (nothing spectacular, but a rarity nonetheless)

[fernao]

Alcobaça – Gothic style – 1178 - 1252

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_Alcoba%C3%A7a

Originally Posted by O Prof Godin

Thanks to "Prof Godin" for the photos.

[fernao]

Porto Cathedral – 1110-13th century – Romanesque + Gothic styles, in granite.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oporto_Cathedral

by Grumbler in Flickr
by ?Andre? in Flickr

by Bet@o, in Flickr

Originally Posted by Arpels

Gothic cloister - XIV:

Originally Posted by kinas

Fonte

Thanks to Arpels, kinas and Phobos.

[tuga14]

Beautiful cathedrals of Portugal

[fernao]

Braga

Cathedral of Braga – Several styles, XII-XVIII, notably Gothic and Manuelino. In granite.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braga_Cathedral

Originally Posted by Viriatox

Other important churches in Braga:

Originally Posted by Viriatox

Bom Jesus – XVIII century - Baroque:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bom_Jesus_do_Monte

Originally Posted by Viriatox

Thanks to Viriatox!

[fernao]

Coimbra - my hometown

Old Cathedral – Romanesque style – 1139-early XIII century. Few additions in the XVI century.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Cathedral_of_Coimbra

Originally Posted by JohnnyMass

Sé Velha
Exterior










Porta Especiosa – from the XVI century.


Interior


Claustro

New Cathedral – 1598-1698, Baroque and Mannerist styles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Cathedral_of_Coimbra

Originally Posted by Arpels

Originally Posted by JohnnyMass

Thanks to Arpels and JohnnyMass!

[Patrick]

some from Germany (except for Hamburg, Kölner Dom and Ulmer Münster, which has been already shown)


Frankfurter Dom


Aachener Dom


Bamberger Dom


Berliner Dom


Braunschweiger Dom (strange Tower)


Bremer Dom


Hofkirche Dresden


Dom zu Fulda


Greifswalder Dom


Dom zu Halberstadt



Hildesheimer Dom


Limburger Dom


Lübecker Dom


Magdeburger Dom


Mainzer Dom


St. Paulus Dom Münster


Naumburger Dom


Paderborner Dom


Passauer Dom


Regensburger Dom


Schleswiger Dom


Schweriner Dom


Speyerer Dom


Trierer Dom


Wormser Dom


Würzburger Dom


Xantener Dom


Bonner Münster


Essener Münster


Freiburger Münster


Ingolstädter Münster


Konstanzer Münster


Landshuter Martinskirche


Neusser Münster








My favorites are the Kölner Dom and the Lincoln Cathedral

[cernoch]

some cathesrals in the Czech Republic:

St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and St. Adalbert cathedral in Prague:
- a Roman Catholic cathedral located within Prague Castle, one of the largest gothic cathedrals in the world







St. Barbara cathedral in Kutná Hora:



Cathedral of Assumption of Virgin Mary in Kutná Hora - Sedlec:

[brisavoine]

It's incredible that a thread about European cathedrals has almost no pictures of the land of cathedrals, i.e. France. By far the most populated European country till the 19th century, the largest kingdom of Christendom in the Middle Ages, it is no wonder France has the most cathedrals of any other European country, not to mention that the gothic style originated in France, and that France has some of the oldest and most impressive gothic cathedrals of Europe.

In 2007 there are 104 cathedrals in activity in France. Add to these about 80 cathedrals that were demoted to the rank of parish church at the time of the French Revolution (1789). These demoted cathedrals are not cathedrals anymore, but the buildings still exist and they are often called "cathedral" by local people. In total thus there are 186 cathedrals in France (176 in metropolitan France and 10 in overseas France).

I'll make a full list of the French cathedrals, going region by region, in alphabetical order. I'll put the dates of construction for each cathedral. For the cathedrals demoted at the time of the French Revolution or after I'll put "demoted" in parenthesis.

[brisavoine]

Colmar: Cathédrale Saint-Martin (demoted). 13th & 14th century.



Strasbourg: Cathédrale Notre-Dame. 12th to 15th century. It was the tallest building in the world from 1625 to 1874.

[brisavoine]

Aire-sur-l'Adour: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (co-cathedral along with Dax). 11th to 13th century.



Agen: Cathédrale Saint-Caprais. 12th to 16th century.




Bayonne: Cathédrale Saint-Jean. 13th & 14th century.



Bazas: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (demoted). 13th & 16th century.



Bordeaux: Cathédrale Saint-André. 12th to 15th century.



Dax: Cathédrale Notre-Dame. 17th & 18th century.



Lescar: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption (demoted). 12th century.



Oloron: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie (demoted). 12th to 14th century.



Périgueux: Cathédrale Saint-Front. 12th century.



Sarlat: Cathédrale Saint-Sacerdos (demoted). 12th & 16th to 18th century.

[brisavoine]

Clermont: Cathédrale Notre-Dame. 13th to 19th century. Built with the black volcanic stone of Auvergne.



Black outside but surprisingly luminous and light inside.


Moulins: Cathédrale Notre-Dame. 15th, 16th, and 19th century.



Le Puy-en-Velay: Cathédrale Notre-Dame. 11th & 12th century.



Saint-Flour: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Flour. 14th & 15th century. Built as a fortress with the black volcanic stone of Auvergne.

[brisavoine]

Dol-de-Bretagne: Cathédrale Saint-Samson (demoted). 13th century.




Quimper: Cathédrale Saint-Corentin. 13th & 19th century.



Rennes: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre. 16th to 19th century.



Saint-Brieuc: Cathédrale Saint-Etienne. 12th to 15th, and 18th century.



Saint-Malo: Cathédrale Saint-Vincent (demoted). 12th to 20th century.



Saint-Pol-de-Léon: Cathédrale Saint-Paul Aurélien (demoted). 13th to 16th century.



Tréguier: Cathédrale Saint-Tugdual (demoted). 14th, 15th, and 18th century.



Vannes: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre. 13th to 19th century.

[brisavoine]

Autun: Cathédrale Saint-Lazare. 12th and 15th century.



Auxerre: Cathédrale Saint-Etienne (co-cathedral along with Sens). 13th to 15h century.



Chalon-sur-Saône: Cathédrale Saint-Vincent (demoted). 11th to 15th, and 19th century.



Dijon: Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne. 13h and 14th century.



Nevers: Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte. 11th to 16h century.



Sens: Cathédrale Saint-Etienne. 12th, 15th & 16h century.

[Quintana]

They're all crap.

[mirza-sm]

Cathedral in Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

[boto_mix]

Cathedrals of Spain

Catedral de Santiago de Compostela (1075-1128)









Botafumeiro



Catedral de Oviedo (XIV-XVI)











Catedral de Burgos (1221-1260)







Catedral de Zaragoza (1119-1704)