Bayeux Cathedral, known as Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux in French, is located in the town of Bayeux. The Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux and is a national monument of France.
The Cathedral was built in the Norman-Romanesque style and was consecrated on 14 July 1077. William, Duke of Normandy and King of England (also more polularly known as William the Conqueror), was present at the consecration.
It is believed that on this site William the Conqueror forced Harold Godwinson to take an oath to support William's claim to the English throne. On 5 January 1066, Harold was crowned King of England, breaking his oath, which led to the Norman conquest of England.
The Cathedral was the original home of Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered cloth rather than a tapestry, which shows the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England and the invasion itself. The tapestry is 0.5 metres high by 68.38 metres long. The tapestry is now exhibited in a museum in Bayeux, the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux. There is also a replica, created in the Victorian era, which is shown in Reading, England.
The site of the cathedral is known to be an ancient religious site and had previously been occupied by Roman sancturies.
The Cathedral was built in the Norman-Romanesque style and was consecrated on 14 July 1077. William, Duke of Normandy and King of England (also more polularly known as William the Conqueror), was present at the consecration.
It is believed that on this site William the Conqueror forced Harold Godwinson to take an oath to support William's claim to the English throne. On 5 January 1066, Harold was crowned King of England, breaking his oath, which led to the Norman conquest of England.
The Cathedral was the original home of Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered cloth rather than a tapestry, which shows the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England and the invasion itself. The tapestry is 0.5 metres high by 68.38 metres long. The tapestry is now exhibited in a museum in Bayeux, the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux. There is also a replica, created in the Victorian era, which is shown in Reading, England.
The site of the cathedral is known to be an ancient religious site and had previously been occupied by Roman sancturies.
Vintage photomechanical print of the Cathedral in Bayeux, France, which was taken towards the end of the 19th century. Photograph courtesy of the LOC (LC-DIG-ppmsc-04934).
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