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3 unusual facts about Poitiers Cathedral


Poitiers Cathedral

François-Henri Clicquot, at that time the leading organ-builder in France, was appointed to undertake the work, but died in Pentecost 1790 before completing the work.

His son, Claude-François Clicquot, finished the job, handing it over for presentation in March 1791.

Romano-Gothic

Combining ribbed vaults and the Romanesque tradition, the cathedrals of Angers (1149–1159) and Poitiers (1162) are examples of a primitive Gothic art, more austere and less well lit.



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