Cathédrale Notre-Dame, ancienne abbaye Saint-Rémi et palais de Tau, Reims, France // Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims, France
UNESCO:
L'utilisation exceptionnelle des nouvelles techniques architecturales du XIIIe siècle et l'harmonieux mariage de la décoration sculptée avec les éléments architecturaux ont fait de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims un des chefs-d'œuvre de l'art gothique. L'ancienne abbaye, qui a conservé une très belle nef du XIe siècle, abrite les restes de l'archevêque saint Rémi (440-533), qui institua la sainte onction des rois de France. Le palais du Tau, ancien palais archiépiscopal, qui occupait une place importante dans la cérémonie du sacre, a été presque entièrement reconstruit au XVIIe siècle.
UNESCO:
The outstanding handling of new architectural techniques in the 13th century, and the harmonious marriage of sculptural decoration with architecture, has made Notre-Dame in Reims one of the masterpieces of Gothic art. The former abbey still has its beautiful 9th-century nave, in which lie the remains of Archbishop St Rémi (440–533), who instituted the Holy Anointing of the kings of France. The former archiepiscopal palace known as the Tau Palace, which played an important role in religious ceremonies, was almost entirely rebuilt in the 17th century.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame, ancienne abbaye Saint-Rémi et palais de Tau, Reims, France // Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims, France
UNESCO:
L'utilisation exceptionnelle des nouvelles techniques architecturales du XIIIe siècle et l'harmonieux mariage de la décoration sculptée avec les éléments architecturaux ont fait de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims un des chefs-d'œuvre de l'art gothique. L'ancienne abbaye, qui a conservé une très belle nef du XIe siècle, abrite les restes de l'archevêque saint Rémi (440-533), qui institua la sainte onction des rois de France. Le palais du Tau, ancien palais archiépiscopal, qui occupait une place importante dans la cérémonie du sacre, a été presque entièrement reconstruit au XVIIe siècle.
UNESCO:
The outstanding handling of new architectural techniques in the 13th century, and the harmonious marriage of sculptural decoration with architecture, has made Notre-Dame in Reims one of the masterpieces of Gothic art. The former abbey still has its beautiful 9th-century nave, in which lie the remains of Archbishop St Rémi (440–533), who instituted the Holy Anointing of the kings of France. The former archiepiscopal palace known as the Tau Palace, which played an important role in religious ceremonies, was almost entirely rebuilt in the 17th century.