Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Paul-Aurélien
Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Finistère, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Cathédrale (cad. AM 135, 136) : classement par liste de 1840
- Protection dates
- 1840 : classé MH
- Type
- cathédrale
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 13e siècle, 14e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Address
- place du Parvis ; place Alain-Budes-de-Guébriant
- Commune
- Saint-Pol-de-Léon
- Département
- Finistère
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 48.68496, -3.98618
- Mérimée reference
- PA00090425
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 3: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
La reconstruction de l'ancienne cathédrale Saint-Paul-Aurélien s'échelonne du 13e au 16e siècle sur la structure, assez bien conservée au niveau du transept et des combles, d'une basilique du 12e siècle. La façade occidentale, fortement influencée par l'architecture normande, date du début du 13e. Puis seront construits la flèche sud et le portail ouest (14e siècle) , la flèche nord et les voûtes de la nef (fin du 14e siècle) , et enfin le choeur, dans le plus pur style gothique du 15e siècle.
English translation
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History
The reconstruction of the former cathedral of Saint-Paul-Aurélien extends from the 13th to the 16th century on the structure, fairly well preserved at the level of the transept and roof spaces, of a 12th-century basilica. The western façade, strongly influenced by Norman architecture, dates from the early 13th century. Then will be built the southern spire and the western portal (14th century), the northern spire and the vaults of the nave (late 14th century), and finally the choir, in the purest Gothic style of the 15th century.
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