Laon Cathedral

Laon Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon (French)
West front
Map
49°33′51″N 3°37′30″E / 49.5643°N 3.625°E / 49.5643; 3.625
LocationLaon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusParish church (formerly cathedral)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCathedral
StyleFrench Gothic
Groundbreaking1150[1]
Completed1235[2]
Administration
DioceseSoissons (formerly Laon)
TypeCathédrale
Designated1840
Reference no.PA00115710
Laon Cathedral from the southwest

Laon Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon) is a Roman Catholic church located in Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France. Built in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, it is one of the most important and stylistically unified examples of early Gothic architecture. The church served as the cathedral of the Diocese of Laon until 1802, and has been recognized as a monument historique since 1840.[3]

  1. ^ Stoddard, Whitney (1966). Monastery and Cathedral in France: Medieval Architecture, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Manuscripts, the Art of the Church Treasuries. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. pp. 129–136.
  2. ^ Stoddard, Whitney (1966). Monastery and Cathedral in France: Medieval Architecture, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Manuscripts, the Art of the Church Treasuries. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. pp. 129–136.
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: PA00115710, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)