Bayeux Cathedral facts for kids
Bayeux Cathedral is a cathedral. It is in Bayeux, in Normandy. The current cathedral was consecrated on July 14, 1077. It is part of a larger complex, a bishop's palace. It was built as a replacement for an earlier church which dated from the Merovingian era. It was here that Harold Godwinson swore an oath that later led to the Norman Conquest.
Gallery
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Towers over town
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Cathedral hall interior
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Crypt under the cathedral
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An inside view of the cathedral
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A mural in the crypt
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Another such mural
Images for kids
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UBI HAROLD SACRAMENTUM FECIT WILLELMO DUCI ('Where Harold made an oath to Duke William'). This scene, which is stated in the previous scene on the Tapestry to have taken place at Bagia (Bayeux, very likely in Bayeux Cathedral), shows Harold touching two altars with the enthroned Duke looking on and is central to understanding the Norman Conquest of England. (Bayeux Tapestry)
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Cathedral at night
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Gothic choir
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Neo-classical high altar
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Chapels, south arm of transept
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Stained-glass window, south arm of transept
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Stained-glass window, north arm of transept
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Chapel window, south side of nave
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Nave from rear
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West doors
