Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
Place Saint-Pierre, 10000 Troyes
Real marvel of Gothic architecture, it possesses one of most supermarkets of historiées windows of France with stained-glass windows of the XIIIth century s. in the chorus(choir) and dated of the XVth and XVIth century s. in the nave. Since 1793, she(it) also shelters the organ of the abbey of Clairvaux. Its Treasury groups(includes) remarkable set(group) of shrines (among which that of saint Bernard de Clairvaux, was restored according to the plans of Viollet-le-Duc), of relics, enamels Limousin, by objects badges, of rooms(parts,plays) of silver. Among the remarkable sets(groups), let us quote a Byzantine purple casket from ivory (the XIth century s.), the purses of the Counts of champagne(Champagne) (the XIVth century s.), the enamels of the head reliquary of saint Loup (the XVIth century s.) and the chapel of silver of Edward Colbert (the XVIIth century s.).
Tags
Édifice religieux, Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire, Monument historique
©Carole Bell - Ville de Troyes
