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Churches in France

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The image shows the interior nave of a stone church with massive rounded arches, thick piers, and a barrel-vaulted ceiling, illuminated by bright light from a high window at the far end; wooden pews line the aisle.

Burgundy, Burgundy

Basilica of Saint-Bénigne

Gothic cathedral on the site of the 11th-century abbey

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A large Gothic stone church with a prominent rose window, flying buttresses, and a tall spire, situated next to a fortified stone wall under a blue sky.

Carcassonne, Midi-Pyrénées

Basilica of Saint-Nazaire

Romanesque and Gothic basilica inside the Cité of Carcassonne

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The Gothic west front of Bordeaux Cathedral, Saint-André

Bordeaux, Aquitaine

Bordeaux Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-André)

UNESCO Gothic cathedral with freestanding bell tower

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The image shows the interior of a Gothic cathedral featuring large clustered columns, high arched stained-glass windows, and stone flooring, with a caption identifying it as "Inside Chartres Cathedral" shot on 35mm film in 2002.

Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire

Chartres Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres)

UNESCO Gothic landmark with 12th-century stained glass

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The image shows the exterior of a large Gothic-style stone church with a long nave, flying buttresses, a central spire, and a smaller turret on the right, set against a blue sky with some clouds and greenery in the foreground.

Issoire, Auvergne

Collégiale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

12th-century Romanesque church in Auvergne
A low-angle view of a historic stone cathedral featuring a prominent Gothic bell tower with pinnacles, adjacent to older Romanesque-style walls with round and arched windows, under a clear blue sky with tree foliage in the corner.

Aix-en-provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Aix-en-Provence Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur)

5th-century cathedral blending Roman, Gothic, and Baroque...

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A golden statue of the Virgin Mary crowned and robed, standing atop a stone lantern and dome structure against a blue sky with white clouds.

Lyon, Rhône-Alpes

Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière

19th-century basilica with panoramic Lyon views
A view down the central nave of a Gothic church with rows of wooden pews.

Poitiers, Aquitaine

Basilica of Saint-Pierre

12th-century Angevin Gothic hall church
The image shows the interior nave of a large Gothic-style basilica with high vaulted ceilings, stained glass windows, ornate chandeliers, and rows of wooden pews filled with visitors facing an altar at the far end.

Lourdes, Midi-Pyrénées

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Upper Basilica)

1858 apparition site and Marian shrine

Free

The Gothic flank and flying buttresses of Bourges Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne)

Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire

Bourges Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne)

UNESCO Gothic cathedral with rare stained glass

From €7

The image shows the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, a massive Gothic cathedral with distinctive reddish-pink sandstone walls, a single towering spire, and green copper roofing, set against a blue sky with tourists in the foreground plaza.

Strasbourg, Alsace

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg

Gothic cathedral with Renaissance astronomical clock

Free

The west portal of Saint-Corentin cathedral in Quimper

Quimper, Brittany

Cathédrale Saint-Corentin

Breton Gothic cathedral with openwork spires

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