Nevers St. Etienne (S. porch) and gradually
1500-1525 Beauvais St. Pierre (S. transept) appearing in the
Chartres Notre Dame (N. W. Gothic of France
spire)

1525-1550 Beauvais St. Pierre (N. transept)
Amiens Notre Dame (fleche)

1550-1575 Beauvais St. Pierre (central tower Renaissance firmly
since destroyed) established
1600-1625 Orleans Ste. Croix

VI

_Dimensions and Chronology_

NOTRE DAME D'AMIENS

[Illustration: _Notre Dame d'Amiens_]

_Dimensions_

Length of nave and choir, 469 feet

Width including transepts, 214 feet

Width of nave, 59 feet

Width of aisles, 33-1/2 feet

Height of nave, 141 or 147 feet, estimated variously

Height of aisles, 65 feet

Length of choir, 135 feet

Width of nave including aisles, 150 feet

Length of transepts, 194 feet

Width of transepts, 36 feet, 6 inches

Height of spire, 422 feet

Superficial area, 70,000 square feet (approx.)

_Chronology_

Nave and choir, 1220-1288

Choir stalls, 1520

Western towers completed, 1533

Lateral chapels of nave, XVIth century

Choir chapels, XIIIth century

ST. MAURICE D'ANGERS

[Illustration]

_Dimensions_

Length of nave and choir, 300 feet

Width of transepts, 40 feet

Height of transepts, 80 feet

Height of nave, 110 feet

Width of nave, 53 feet

Height of spires, 225 feet

_Chronology_

Lower walls, Romano-Byzantine

Main body completed, 1240

Choir, XIIth century

Bishop's Palace, XIIth century

Arras tapestries, XIVth century

Choir doorway, XIIIth century

(Recently restored by Viollet-le-Duc)

ST. VAAST D'ARRAS

_Dimensions_

Length of nave and choir, 302 feet

Height of nave, 66-1/2 feet

Width of nave, 49 feet

Height of tower, 154 feet

_Chronology_

Former Cathedral of Notre Dame begun, end of XIIth century

Former Cathedral of Notre Dame completed, 1499

Present Cathedral of St. Vaast, 1755-1833

Triptych of Bellegambe in present Cathedral, 1528

Former Abbey of St. Vaast, now Episcopal Palace since 1754

ST. LAZARE D'AUTUN

_Dimensions_

Height of spire, 325 feet

_Chronology_

Transition portion constructed by Robert I.,
Duke of Burgundy, 1031-1076

Spire, XVth century

Sculpture of choir, XVIth century

Flamboyant chapels, XVIth century

AUXERRE

_Chronology_

Crypt (remains of early work), XIth century

Choir and gl