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Bayeux Cathedral

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Cathédrale Notre Dame de Bayeux

Bayeux Cathedral in Normandy, France:

✞ is dedicated to Our Lady, the Virgin Mary

✞ was consecrated in 1077 in the presence of William the Conqueror and his wife Mathilde;

✞ orginally built in a Norman-Romanesque style

✞ it was badly damaged by war in 1105

✞ and was rebuilt initially in Romanesque but by the 13th century work was continuining in a Gothic style

✞ the Bayeux Cathedral we visit today is mostly 13th century Gothic.

Virtual Tour of Notre Dame de Bayeux

This video is mostly a slideshow of stills with some video footage, showing views of the outside the cathedral and scenes from inside.
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The Nave of Bayeux Cathedral 

Bayeux Cathedral Organs

Bayeaux Cathedral is blessed by two pipe organs, both built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. The choir organ was completed first in 1861, then the great organ at the back of the nave in 1862. Both organs are classified as historical monuments in their own right. The compsition of the great organ is described on the Friends of Bayeux Cathedral site if you are interested.

Here at the second and third parts of a Choral by César Franck played François Neveux on the great organ Cavaillé-Coll in Bayeux Cathedral.
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THE GLORY OF YORK MINSTER by summonedbyfells
Cathedral Alley by tramod
Spooky in Bayeux by Patrick Sinot
Mathildes tapistry by Patrick Sinot
colourful universe 1 by Patrick Sinot
Bayeux Cathedral by AndrewH324
Bayeux Cathedral by AndrewH324
Bayeux Cathedral spire by jennicatpink
Bayeux Cathedral by jennicatpink
Bayeux cathedral window by jennicatpink
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Read More about Bayeux Cathedral

If you can cope with French, the site of the Friends of Bayeux Cathedral is a great resource, otherwise there is always the Wikipedia article. The first section is shown below the link.
Official site of Les Amis de la Cathèdrale de Bayeux
The Friends of Bayeux Cathedral.

English Cathedral Organs

and great organ music

If like me you are interested in cathedrals and organs, then you might also be interested in my material about English cathedral organs, or maybe just some great organ music.
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Other Bayeux Sites

There is a lot more to see in Bayeux that the Cathedral so why not take a look at my Bayeux lens? And when in Bayeux you really must see the Bayeux Tapestry.
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Have you visited Bayeux?

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  • The_Health_Lady Aug 22, 2010 @ 10:19 am | delete
    I found this information about Bayeux Cathedral very interesting. I remember an encyclopedia that we used as kids to help with school work and there was a wonder picture of this Cathedral but couldn't remember until I saw this page.
  • Michey Sep 26, 2009 @ 6:47 pm | delete
    Now I have an entire collection from you - thank you so much
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Design Credits and Image License

The photograph of the exterior of Bayeux Cathedral at the top of the lens and the photograph looking down the cathedral to the High Altar are © Kate Phizackerley, and available for reuse on a Creative Commons Attribution Licence 3.0. Please attribute and link back to this lens if you use these images. The interior of the nave is available in higher resolution. Please contact me if you need it.

And finally, I'd like to thank a few developers whose icons I feature on my lenses: Dry Icons for the Portfolio icon; Gopal Raju for the Twitter Bird; Icons-Land for Sweet Angel; Maja Benic for the Contact & Home icons.

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