Notre Dame Cathedral, former Saint-Remi Abbey and Palais du Tau in Reims
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UNESCO world heritage 
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Saint-Remi abbey church |
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| National territory: |
 France
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| Type: | Culture |
| Criteria : | (i) (ii) (vi) |
| Surface: | 4.16 ha |
| Reference No .: | 601 |
| UNESCO region : | Europe and North America |
| History of enrollment | |
| Enrollment: | 1991 (session 15) |
Under the name “ Notre Dame Cathedral, former Saint-Remi Abbey and Palais du Tau in Reims ”, UNESCO has summarized three buildings in the French city of Reims in the Marne department .
enrollment
It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 15th meeting of the World Heritage Committee from December 9th to 13th, 1991 in Carthage , Tunisia , a suburb of the capital Tunis .
The following criteria were met at the time of registration on the World Heritage List:
- i: The goods represent a masterpiece of human creativity.
- ii: The goods show, for a period of time or in a cultural area of the earth, a significant intersection of human values in relation to the development of architecture or technology, large-scale sculpture, urban planning or landscape design.
- vi: The goods are linked in a direct or recognizable manner to events or traditional ways of life, to ideas or creeds, or to artistic or literary works of exceptional universal importance.
description
Notre Dame Cathedral
The Notre-Dame de Reims ( ) cathedral is one of the most architecturally significant Gothic churches in France . For centuries the French kings were crowned here. Today it is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Reims and, with around one million visitors a year, one of the main attractions of Champagne .
The cathedral, designed as a three-aisled basilica , was completed at the beginning of the 14th century with the exception of the west facade . It was finally completed in the 15th century after the nave was lengthened to accommodate the people who were present at the royal coronations. The most striking feature of the cathedral is its west facade, richly decorated with reliefs and figures - a great example of high Gothic, medieval sculpture .
Inside, the cathedral is 139 meters long. In the three-aisled transept with double crossing it is 55 meters wide, the three-aisled nave is 32 meters wide.
Former Saint-Remi Abbey
In the former royal abbey of Saint-Remi ( ), the holy oil used to anoint the French kings during their coronations was kept for centuries. The abbey church was built over the (legendary) grave of St. Remigius (~ 436-533) and was the grave church of many archbishops and some Franconian and French kings, including Karlmann I († 771), Ludwig IV († 954) and Lothar ( † 986).
Today the former abbey is home to the Reims Historical Museum.
Palais du Tau
The Palais du Tau is the archbishop's palace in Reims .
The building was erected between 1498 and 1509 on the site of a Gallo-Roman villa ( ). The villa survived until the 6th or 7th century and was later converted into a Carolingian royal palace. The first documented use of the name Palais du Tau dates back to 1131. It is derived from the floor plan of the building, which is reminiscent of the letter "T" = Greek: " Tau ".
Since 1972 the palace has housed the Musée de l'Œuvre , which exhibits sculptures and pictorial work , as well as relics from the cathedral and other objects that commemorate the coronation celebrations. Among the memorabilia is the so-called talisman of Charlemagne . The Palais du Tau also exhibits the only royal crown and a coronation mantle preserved after the destruction of the French Revolution , as well as the reliquary of the sacred ampoule .
See also
Web links
- Website of the Notre-Dame Cathedral (French)
- Website of the Saint-Remi Abbey (French)
- Website of the Palais du Tau (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 15th meeting of the World Heritage Committee ( English ); accessed on May 26, 2020.
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