Reims Cathedral

Church in France, France

Notre-Dame de Reims (; meaning "Our Lady of Reims"), known in English as Reims Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of the same name. The cathedral was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is famous for being the traditional location for the coronation of the kings of France.

Location	Place du Cardinal Luçon, 51100 Reims, France +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Country	France +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Denomination	Roman Catholic +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Website	www.cathedrale-reims.com +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

HISTORY

Status	Cathedral +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Dedication	Our Lady of Reims +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

ARCHITECTURE

Functional status	Active +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Designated	1862, 1920 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Architect	Jean d'Orbais Jean-le-Loup Gaucher of Reims Bernard de Soissons +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Architectural type	Church +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Style	French Gothic +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Years built	1211–1345 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Groundbreaking	1211 (1211) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Completed	1275 (1275) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

SPECIFICATIONS

Length	149.17 m (489.4 ft) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Floor area	6,650 m (71,600 sq ft) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Number of towers	2 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Tower height	81 m (266 ft) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Bells	2 (in south tower) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

ADMINISTRATION

Archdiocese

Reims (Seat)

CLERGY

Archbishop	Thierry Jordan +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Priest in charge	Jean-Pierre Laurent +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

LAITY

Location	Place du Cardinal Luçon, 51100 Reims, France +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Criteria	Cultural: i, ii, vi +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Reference	601-001 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Inscription	1991 (15th session) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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