11th C. – Remains of Basilica, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
This is part of the remains of the massive medieval basilica.
1220 – Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, France
One of the glories of Gothic architecture. After the first cathedral of any great substance burnt down in 1020,
1240 – Eglise St-Julien, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
This 13th century church was built on the site of an earlier building –
1290 – Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France
The Notre-Dame de Reims is the Cathedral of Reims, where the kings of France were once crowned.
1310 – Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées, Normandy, France
The Gothic cathedral dates from the 13th and 14th century and occupies the site of three earlier churches.
1330 – Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
Sited on an island in the middle of the river Seine,
1350c – St Gatien Cathedral, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
The magnificent St Gatien Cathedral was built between the 12th and 16th centuries in a medieval and later renaissance gothic.
1442 – Cloister de La Psalette, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Sited beside the Cathedral, the Psalette cloister consists of three galleries.
1471 – Le Clos Luce, Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France
King Francis I invited Leonardo da Vinci to spend the last years of life in Amboise which was then the seat of the court of France.
1472 – Chateau de Creully, Normandy, France
The castle has been modified throughout its history. Around 1050, it did not resemble a defensive fortress but a large agricultural domain.
