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s0003241 |
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04/18/02 |
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08/16/05 |
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| Part of structure | Description | Value |
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| 1287
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| Beginning of the construction of the choir. |
| 18 April 1601
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| The first stone is laid by Henri IV and Maria de Medici (right arm of the transept). The Parisian architects Merchant accompany the king, but only have a role as consultants during reconstruction. Claude Johannet, master mason from Orleans, conducts the reconstruction instead. |
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Erlande-Brandenburg, Alain Histoire de l'architecture française (Tome 1), Editions du Patrimoine, Mengès, Paris (France) , ISBN 2856203671, 1995.
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Pérouse de Montclos, Jean-Marie Le guide du Patrimoine: Centre. Val de Loire, Ministère de la Culture, Hachette, Paris (France) , ISBN 2010185382, 1988.
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Pérouse de Montclos, Jean-Marie Histoire de l'architecture française (tome 2), Editions du Patrimoine, Mengès, Paris (France) , ISBN 2856203744, 1999.
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