General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Rib vault |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Cathedral |
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
| Architectural style: |
Gothic |
Location
| Location: |
Laon, Aisne (02), Hauts-de-France, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 49° 33' 51.80" N 3° 37' 30.21" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 110.50 m | |
| crossing tower | height | 40 m |
| nave | width | 30 m |
| north tower | height | 60.5 m |
| South tower | height | 56 m |
| transept | width | 22 m |
| length | 54 m | |
| vault | height | 24 m |
| choir | ||
|---|---|---|
| rose | diameter | 9 m |
Materials
| arches |
stone
|
|---|---|
| columns |
stone
|
| walls |
stone
|
| vault |
masonry
|
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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archINFORM: Kathedrale Notre Dame
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L'architecture religieuse en Occident: Notre-Dame de Laon (Aisne)
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La Picardie, Terre des Cathédrales: Laon
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Ministère de la Culture: Documentation: Visites: Cathédrale de Laon
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Patrimoine historique et archéologique: Cathédrale de Laon: Prévisites
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Wikipedia: Laon Cathedral
Relevant Publications
- (1990): L'architecture gothique en France 1130-1270. Flammarion, Paris (France), pp. 575.
- (1972): Art & Architecture in Medieval France. Medieval Architecture, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Manuscripts, the Art of the Church Treasuries. Icon Editions (Harper & Row Publishers), New York (USA), pp. 128-135.
- : La cathédrale de Laon. pp. 24.
- : La cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon (Aisne). In: Itinéraires du Patrimoine n°140, Inventaire général (Paris).
- Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse (Tome IV-D). Île-de-France. Robert Laffont, Paris (France), pp. 85-89.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000271 - Published on:
21/05/1999 - Last updated on:
23/08/2018