Back كاتدرائية لاون Arabic كاتدرائيه لاون ARZ Нотър Дам (Лан) Bulgarian Katedrála Notre-Dame (Laon) Czech Kathedrale von Laon German Katedralo de Laon Esperanto Catedral de Laon Spanish کلیسای جامع لائون Persian Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon French Katedraal fan Laon Frisian
| Laon Cathedral | |
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon (French) | |
 West front | |
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| 49°33′51″N 3°37′30″E / 49.5643°N 3.625°E | |
| Location | Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church (formerly cathedral) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Style | French Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1150[1] |
| Completed | 1235[2] |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Soissons (formerly Laon) |
| Type | Cathédrale |
| Designated | 1840 |
| Reference no. | PA00115710 |
Laon Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon) is a Roman Catholic church located in Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France. Built in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, it is one of the most important and stylistically unified examples of early Gothic architecture. The church served as the cathedral of the Diocese of Laon until 1802, and has been recognized as a monument historique since 1840.[3]
- ^ Stoddard, Whitney (1966). Monastery and Cathedral in France: Medieval Architecture, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Manuscripts, the Art of the Church Treasuries. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. pp. 129–136.
- ^ Stoddard, Whitney (1966). Monastery and Cathedral in France: Medieval Architecture, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Manuscripts, the Art of the Church Treasuries. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. pp. 129–136.
- ^ Base Mérimée: PA00115710, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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