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Noyon Cathedral ( Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon ) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral , located in Noyon , France . It was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Noyon , abolished by the Concordat of 1801 and merged into the Diocese of Beauvais . The cathedral was constructed on the site of a church burned down in 1131 and is a fine example of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic architecture.

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21-410: In plan it is a Latin cross , with a total length from east to west of about 105 m; the height of the nave vaulting is 23 m. The west front has a porch, added in the 14th century, and two unfinished towers, their upper portions dating from the 13th century; their decorations have been greatly mutilated. The nave consists of eleven bays , including those of the west front, which, in the interior, forms

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147-501: A kind of transept , similar to some narthexes of English churches. The windows of the aisles , the arches of the triforium gallery, and the windows of the clerestory use round-headed arches, but double pointed arches appear in the lower gallery and in the vaults of the nave and aisles. The vaulting was originally sexpartite , but were rebuilt after a fire in 1293 in the prevailing quadripartite style. The transepts have apsidal (semicircular) terminations. Side chapels were added in

168-458: A more pronounced cross shape. The east end is the apse , which traditionally contains the choir, chancel , or presbytery. Many also have a narthex at the entry. The glyph has a unicode code point : U+271D ✝ LATIN CROSS upside down (Redirected from Upside down ) [REDACTED] Look up upside down in Wiktionary,

189-439: Is a type of cross in which the vertical beam sticks above the crossbeam , giving the cross four arms. Typically the two horizontal and upper vertical arm are the same length, although sometimes the vertical is shorter, however the lower vertical arm is always much longer than any other arm. If displayed upside down it is called St. Peter's Cross , because he was executed on this type of cross. When displayed sideways it

210-491: Is called St. Philip 's cross for the same reason. Many medieval churches are designed using the Latin cross plan. When looked at from above, it takes the shape of a Latin cross. A Latin cross plan primarily contains a nave, transept, apse, and narthex. In a broad sense, the Latin cross is used to represent all of Christianity and Christendom , given that it teaches that Jesus sacrificed himself for humanity upon it, atoning for

231-564: The West during the Romanesque period. The ideal church plan tended to be symmetrical around a central point during the Renaissance . The longer arm of the Latin cross plan is the nave , which runs on an east–west axis and traditionally contains aisles or chapels . The transept crosses the nave, running north–south, and can be the same width as the nave, or extend further on both sides to create

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252-484: The Latin cross was disfavored by a minority of theologians such as Nicholas Ridley , though in the overall history of the Western Christian Churches, this was short-lived. A Latin cross plan is a floor plan found in many Christian churches and cathedrals . When looked at from above or in plan view it takes the shape of a Latin cross ( crux immissa ). Such cruciform churches were very common in

273-583: The cathedral were destroyed during the French Revolution . World War I also caused considerable damage, requiring twenty years of repair work. Recent studies regarding Fractal patterns and French Gothic Cathedrals constructed from the 12th to 15th century proved new understanding in the design of these Cathedrals. It was determined that not only did Noyon Cathedral and others follow Euclidean Geometry , but also Fractal Geometry and Fractal Dimensions. Latin cross A Latin cross or crux immissa

294-565: The change in Gothic style resulting in a transitional building. With the Choirs reconstruction after fire reaching completion in 1185, it included the new ideas of height in the Second Stage Gothic with four stories. The main arcade, triforium, and other features of the reconstructed Choir became influential for the development of higher buildings. A caveau phonocamptique (sound reflecting vault)

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336-403: The line of the respond extends all the way to the floor. Noyon's choir was rebuilt following an 1131 fire. The arrangement of the apse, with its arc of columns, is similar to those of Saint Denis and Senlis Cathedral . Noyon Cathedral is an example of a Cathedral in the Second Stage Gothic style, which developed between 1130 and 1150. The Cathedrals construction took place before and after

357-414: The north aisle in the 14th century and in the south aisle in the 15th and the 16th centuries. One of the latter (15th) is especially rich in decorations. The flying buttresses of the building were restored in the 19th century in the style of the 12th century. From the northwest corner of the nave runs the western gallery of a fine cloister erected in 1230; and next to the cloister is the chapter house of

378-473: The same date, with its entrance adorned with statues of the bishops and other sculpture. The main interior elevation is typical for a transitional Gothic church, with four stories: aisle arcade, gallery arcade, blind triforium and clerestory. The overall elevation closely resembles that at Tournai Cathedral , with arches springing from columns. This is altered in the transepts, where there is an aisle arcade, blind triforium, and lower and upper clerestories, and

399-525: The sins of the world. It is especially used among the denominations of Western Christianity , including the Roman Catholic tradition and several Protestant traditions, such as Lutheranism, Moravianism, Anglicanism, Methodism, and Reformed Christianity, as well as by Anabaptists, Baptists, and Pentecostals. In certain periods, such as during the 16th century English Reformation of the Anglican Church ,

420-652: Was installed below the crossing of the Cathedrals arms to modify the acoustic properties of the building. There is minimal documentation of when this vault was added but it was first mentioned in a 1838 publication. Later, the term phonocamptique was first used in describing the vault in 1845 by antiquarian C. A. Moët de la Forte-Maison. The vault, with limestone rib structure, has 64 clay vases mortared in place. The origins of this idea in architecture can be seen in De architectura libri decem by Vitruvius . The bishops' tombs within

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