Strasbourg Cathedral
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Rib vault
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| Function / usage: |
Cathedral
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| Architectural style: |
Gothic
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| Other name(s): | Cathédrale Notre-Dame |
| Built: | 1176 - 1439 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin (67), Alsace, France, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| tower height | 142 m |
Materials
| building structure |
masonry
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Chronology
| 1176 | Fire destroys the existing building. Reconstruction begins with the north transept. |
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| 1180 - 1235 | Choir and transept. |
| 1240 - 1275 | Nave. |
| 1277 - 1339 | First two levels of the West façade by Erwin von Steinbach and his son Jean. |
| 1310 - 1320 | Bishop's Mitra at the crossing of the transept. |
| 1339 - 1365 | Third level right of the towers by Gerlach. |
| 1385 - 1398 | Third level in between the towers by Michael of Fribourg [Michael Parler] and later Claus of Lohr. |
| 1399 - 1419 | Lower level of the octagonal tower by Ulrich Ensinger. |
| 1419 - 1439 | Upper level of the tower by Johannes Hültz of Cologne. |
| 1906 - 1925 | Renovation works. |
Participants
- Michael Parler (master builder)
- Erwin von Steinbach (master builder) (façade)
- Ulrich Ensinger (master builder) (tower)
- Johannes Hültz (master builder) (tower)
- Jean von Steinbach (master builder) (façade)
- Welinius de Nordelahe (master builder) (nave)
- Claus de Lohr (master builder) (façade)
- Hermann Auriger (master builder)
- Rodolphus (master builder)
- Jacques-François Blondel (architect) (choir grid)
Relevant Web Sites
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archINFORM: Straßburger Münster - La Cathedrale Notre Dame
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DAPA: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
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L'architecture religieuse en Occident: Notre-Dame de Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin)
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Mary Ann Sullivan: West Facade, North Portal--Tympanum: The Childhood of Jesus and jamb statues: Virtues Vanquishing Vices, Strasbourg Cathedral
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Photo-en-Ligne: Cathédrale Notre Dame, Strasbourg
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Sacred Destinations: Strasbourg Cathedral
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Strasbourg Cathedral (Mary Ann Sullivan)
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Strasbourg: the cathedral of Strasbourg
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The Oeuvre Notre-Dame
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Wikipedia: Strasbourg Cathedral
Relevant Publications
- Présence de l'art (Tome 2), Desclée de Brouwer, Paris (France), ISBN 2220037940, 1996
- Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse (Tome V-A), Robert Laffont, Paris (France), 1969; pp. 163, 166
- Les plus belles cathédrales de France, Sélection du Readers Digest, Paris (France), ISBN 2709808889, 1997; pp. 158-163
- Histoire visuelle des Monuments de France, Larousse, Paris (France), ISBN 2035052017, 2003; pp. 109
- La Grâce d'une cathédrale, Editions de la Nuée Bleue, Strasbourg (France), ISBN 2716507163
- Influence of Foundation Settlement on the Behaviour of Strasbourg Cathedral, France, in "Structural Engineering International", November 2001, n. 4 v. 11
- Alsace romane (2nd edition), Editions Zodiaque, Saint-Léger-Vauban (France), ISBN 2736900642, 1982; pp. 37
- Türme aller Zeiten - aller Kulturen (3rd edition), Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), ISBN 3421029318, 1997; pp. 146
- Cathédrale, presented at Congrès archéologique de France, 83éme session. Metz, Strasbourg et Colmar.
- Le mécénat privé arrive à la cathédrale, in "Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment", 16 March 2007, n. 5390
- La chimie au secours de la cathédrale de Strasbourg, in "Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment", 12 September 2003, n. 5207
- Les comptes de l'oeuvre Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, in "Dossiers d'Archéologie", November 1980, n. 47
- La cathédrale de Strasbourg, in "Travaux", September 1987, n. 624
- Les bâtisseurs des cathédrales gothiques, Editions Les musées de la ville de Strasbourg, Strasbourg (France), ISBN 2901833012, 1989
- Strasbourg. La cathédrale, Editions Zodiaque, Saint-Léger-Vauban (France), ISBN 2736902327, 1997
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000275 |
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| Created: | 21/05/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |