early Gothic (c. 1155-1205)
Located about 60 miles north of Paris, the town of Noyon began as a Roman camp and remained important as a trading center. When a fire destroyed an earlier church, officials decided in about the middle of the 12th century to construct a new cathedral, the building of which extended over many decades. The facade has heavy vertical wall buttresses countered by the horizontal arcades and arches. The front facade and porch |
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The nave wall and the apse-shaped transept |
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The apse-shaped transept (left) and views of the apse |
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The nave wall |
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Details of the cloister and a window (where?) detail |
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