Sens Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens) is a Catholic cathedral in Sens in Burgundy, eastern France. The cathedral, dedicated to Saint Stephen, is the seat of the Archbishop of Sens.
Sens was the first cathedral to be built in the Gothic architectural style (the Basilica of Saint Denis, the other pioneer Gothic building built at about the same time, was an Abbey, not a cathedral).[1] The choir was begun between 1135 and 1140, shortly before Notre Dame de Paris. The sanctuary was consecrated in 1164, but work continued until 1176.[2] It is a national monument of France. The structure was completed in the late 15th–early 16th century with Flamboyant style transepts and a new tower. The architecture of its choir influenced that of Canterbury Cathedral, rebuilt in Gothic style by the master mason William of Sens.
^Mignon, Oivier, Architecture du Patrimoine Française (2017), Éditions Ouest-France, p. 108
^Mignon, Oivier, Architecture du Patrimoine Française (2017), Éditions Ouest-France, p. 108
dedicated to Saint Stephen, is the seat of the Archbishop of Sens. Sens was the first cathedral to be built in the Gothic architectural style (the Basilica...
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Sens (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃s] ) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, 120 km from Paris. Sens...
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Saint-Denis (c. 1140) Nave of SensCathedral (1140–1164) Nave of Senlis Cathedral (1153–1191) Choir and ambulatory of Notre Dame Cathedral, begun in 1163, were...
The first cathedral built entirely in the new style was SensCathedral, begun between 1135 and 1140 and consecrated in 1160. SensCathedral features a...
William of Sens or Guillaume de Sens (died August 11, 1180) was a 12th-century French master mason and architect, believed to have been born at Sens, France...
windows. Since 1823 it has been the seat of a diocese united with that of SensCathedral. The first Christian diocese in Auxerre was established at the end of...
The Archdiocese of Sens and Auxerre (Latin: Archidioecesis Senonensis et Antissiodorensis; French: Archidiocèse de Sens et Auxerre) is a Latin Archdiocese...
the alternating pillars and piers of earlier Gothic churches such as SensCathedral and Notre-Dame de Paris, giving greater unity to the appearance. The...
first French Gothic cathedral, SensCathedral, had been built (1135–64). After a fire destroyed the choir of Canterbury Cathedral in 1174, the French...
The Saint Thomas Becket window in SensCathedral is an early 13th century stained glass window in SensCathedral. Noted as a monument historique, it is...
The Council or Synod of Sens (Latin: Concilium Senonense) may refer to any of the following Catholic synods in Sens, France, sometimes recognized as Primate...
transepts of SensCathedral (in 1494), of Senlis Cathedral, and of Beauvais Cathedral (1499), in addition to the west front of Troyes Cathedral (1502–1531)...
ambitious official commission was the Monument to the Dauphin for the cathedral of Sens. The elaborate iconography of its somewhat overcharged design was...
the tallest cathedral is Cologne Cathedral (157.4 m) in Cologne, Germany. The tallest Eastern Orthodox, as well as the tallest domed cathedral, will be People's...
Canterbury was destroyed by a fire and was rebuilt by William of Sens, a French master-mason from Sens, introducing the French Gothic style to England. The best-preserved...
of SensCathedral (1494), Beauvais Cathedral (1499) and Senlis Cathedral (1530). The new west front he designed followed the model of Reims Cathedral and...
in SensCathedral (1135–1164) Cefalù Cathedral (1131–1240), with rib vault in the chancel at east end Six-part rib vaults of ceiling of the Cathedral of...
a system of alternating columns and pillars. This type was used in SensCathedral and Notre-Dame de Paris. A new version was soon introduced, which reduced...
list of gothic cathedrals in Europe that are active Christian cathedrals (the seats of bishops), but also includes former cathedrals and churches built...
several other Typological window (similar to examples at SensCathedral and Canterbury Cathedral), and several hagiographic cycles, the story of the Old...
of cathedrals in France and in the French overseas departments, territories and collectivities, including both actual and former diocesan cathedrals (seats...
nature of the mechanisms. For example, there is a record that in 1176, SensCathedral in France installed an 'horologe', but the mechanism used is unknown...
archbishop of Sens from 1122 until his death. He ordered the construction of SensCathedral around 1130. He also presided over the 1140 Council of Sens at which...
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