The Notre-Dame-en-Vaux is a
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located in
Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne () is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims.
Formerly called Châlons ...
. The
cathedral
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is a major masterpiece in Marne.
History
Started around 1157, ended in 1217.
The church was classified a historic monument in 1840.
In 1998 it was registered on the World Heritage List by UNESCO under the title of "roads to St Jacques de Compostela in France".
Gallery
Châlons-en-Champagne, Église Notre-Dame-en-Vaux PM 14379.jpg, Transept.
Orgues collégiale 0968.JPG, Pipe organ.
Châlons-en-Champagne, Collégiale Notre-Dame-en-Vaux 011.JPG, Jame's life in stained glass.
Châlons-en-Champagne, Collégiale Notre-Dame-en-Vaux 007.JPG, West portal.
PM 160039a F Chalons en Champagne.jpg, Adoration of the Magi.
Cloitre vue d'ensemble 2403.JPG, Cloister museum.
État actuel du cloitre 2424.JPG, Cloister.
References
External links
* High-resolution 360° Panoramas and Images o
Notre-Dame-en-Vaux , Art Atlas
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Churches in Marne (department)
World Heritage Sites in France