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Beauvais Cathedral: the gravity-defying church

Beauvais Cathedral: the gravity-defying church

Situated 60km north of Paris, Beauvais Cathedral symbolises the height of architectural endeavour in gothic architecture of the Middle Ages. Ambitious and gravity-defying, the cathedral boasts the record for the highest ceiling in a gothic choir in the Christendom (48.50m). The cathedral also shows the ambition of the builders who …

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