Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon

The Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon is a Roman Catholic church in Dijon. Considered a masterpiece of 13th-century Gothic architecture, it is situated at the heart of the preserved old centre of the city. It is located in Place Notre-Dame, near the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy and opposite the rue Musette.

Work on the church began around 1230.^[1] The church contains the statue of Notre-Dame de Bon-Espoir, formerly called the Black Madonna. The church's decorations also include two symbols of Dijon: the jacquemart (bell-striking automaton) and the owl. The church was classified as a Monument Historique in the List of historic monuments of 1840. The chapel of the Assumption, the sacristy, and the gallery that links them have been listed as Monuments Historiques since 5 July 2002.

^ Franz von Reber. History of mediaeval art. 1887. "Notre-Dame of Dijon, begun about 1230, at a time when French-Gothic had already attained its highest eminence .."

[1] Franz von Reber. History of mediaeval art. 1887. "Notre-Dame of Dijon, begun about 1230, at a time when French-Gothic had already attained its highest eminence .."

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