The cathedral was begun in 1273 and took years to complete. The choir was finished in 1327, but work continued in the nave until almost 1890. The cathedral is the only one in the old province of Limousin built entirely in the Gothic style. The main entrance is through Porte St-Jean, which has carved wooden doors from the 16th century (constructed at the peak of the Flamboyant Gothic style). Inside, the nave appears so harmonious it’s hard to imagine that its construction took six centuries. The rood screen is of particular interest, built in 1533 in the ornate style of the Italian Renaissance. The cathedral also contains some bishops’ tombs from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
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Cathédrale St-Etienne
pl. de l’Evêché, France
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Daily 9am–5pm Nov to Mar; 9am-6pm Apr to Oct.
Phone
05-55-34-46-87
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Free admission
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