Nantes Cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Pierre and Saint Paul
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
Nantes Cathedral
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceDiocese of Nantes
RiteRoman
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
StatusCompleted
Location
LocationNantes, France
Geographic coordinates47°13′05″N 1°33′03″W / 47.2180°N 1.5508°W / 47.2180; -1.5508
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleGothic (Late Gothic Flamboyant), Romanesque
Groundbreaking1434
Completed1891

Nantes Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes), is a Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral located in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Construction began in 1434, on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, and took 457 years to finish in 1891. It has been listed since 1862 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: PA00108654, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Cathédrale Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul