Cathedral
Cathédrale de Nôtre Dame
The Cathédrale de Nôtre Dame soars over Strasbourg's old town, built from 1190 - 1439, the highest medieval building in Europe with height of 142 m, it stands on the site of a roman temple. Built on a mound above the marshy land surrounding the camp of Argentoratum, and an early church commissioned by King Clovis of the Franks.
street leading to the Cathédrale de Nôtre Dame
The first works begun in 1015, but fire destroyed most of the original Romanesque building, and by the time work started on rebuilding it at the end of the twelfth century, the Gothic style had reached Alsace, and stonemasons and master builders who had worked at Chartres were soon bringing their skills to this new project.
rose window of the Cathédrale de Nôtre Dame
transit door
sculpture over the main entrance
interior of Cathédrale de Nôtre Dame
one of the several tapestries hung in the Cathédrale de Nôtre Dame
nativity scene in the Cathédrale de Nôtre Dame
Magi bringing the gifts to the Christ child
shepards
the visiting king honoring the Christ child
rose window
pulpit
confessional
clock on the Cathédrale de Nôtre Dame
Cathédrale de Nôtre Dame spires
