Cathedral of Saints Gervasius and Protasius | |
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Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
District | Diocese of Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral-Basilica |
Location | |
Location | Soissons, France |
Geographic coordinates | 49°22′51″N 3°19′31″E / 49.3808°N 3.3252°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Gothic |
Groundbreaking | 1177 |
Completed | 1479 |
Soissons Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais) is a Gothic basilica church in Soissons, France. It is the seat of the Bishop of Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin. The construction of the south transept was begun about 1177, and the lowest courses of the choir in 1182.