French Cathedrals and Churches
This section brings together French cathedrals and churches represented on the site, ranging from major medieval episcopal centres to parish churches renowned for their architecture, sculpture, or stained glass. These buildings form the backbone of France’s ecclesiastical landscape and preserve some of the most important surviving evidence for medieval and early modern religious art.
French cathedrals, in particular, played a central role in the development of Gothic architecture, while parish and collegiate churches often provide more intimate settings for artistic experimentation, local patronage, and devotional practice. Collectively, these sites offer insight into the relationship between architecture, liturgy, civic identity, and artistic production across several centuries.
Each location page serves as a hub, linking to discussion of architecture, sculpture, stained glass, monuments, and associated historical figures.