Poitiers Cathedral

Poitiers Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Church in Poitiers, France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Poitiers. Its production commenced in 1162 by way of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine at the ruins of a Roman basilica and paintings become properly superior by the give up of the 12th century. It is the biggest medieval monument inside the metropolis of Poitiers. It is built inside the Romanesque and Early Gothic styles, the latter predominating. It consists of a nave flanked on both aspects by means of aisles.

The nave and aisles are almost equal in height and width, all 3 of which lower in the direction of the west, consequently improving the attitude. Its duration is 308 ft., and the keystone of the imperative vaulted roof is 89 ft. above the pavement. There is not any apse, and the outside usually has a heavy look. The important front, that's vast relative to its top, has unfinished aspect towers 105 and a 110 ft. Tall, begun within the 13th century. Most of the windows of the choir and the transepts keep their stained glass of the 12th and 13th centuries the cease window, the Crucixion Window consists of the figures of Henry II and Eleanor.