Location Bayeux, France Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral Architectural type Church | Affiliation Roman Catholic Phone +33 2 31 92 01 85 | |
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Address 4 Rue du Général de Dais, 14400 Bayeux, France District Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux Architectural styles Romanesque architecture, Norman architecture Similar Bayeux Tapestry, Musée Baron‑Gérard, Musée de la Tapisseri, Museum of the Battle of Norma, Coutances Cathedral Profiles | ||
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Bayeux Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux) is a Norman-Romanesque cathedral, located in the town of Bayeux in Normandy, France. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux. It was the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry and is a national monument of France.
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The site is an ancient one and was once occupied by Roman sanctuaries. The present cathedral was consecrated on 14 July 1077 in the presence of William, Duke of Normandy and King of England. It was here that William forced Harold Godwinson to take the oath, the breaking of which led to the Norman conquest of England.
Bells of bayeux cathedral
Architecture
Following serious damage to the Cathedral in the 12th Century, the Cathedral was rebuilt in the Gothic style which is most notable in the crossing tower, transepts and east end. However, despite the crossing tower having been started in the 15th Century, it was not completed until the 19th Century.