Cathedral Saint-Pierre-and-Saint-Paul de Troyes

The Saint-Pierre-and-Saint-Paul cathedral of Troyes was built 13th at the 17th century and comprises five naves. The very worked frontage date of the beginning of the 16th century. Three gates are due to the architect Martin de Chambiges. It comprises in particular exceptional stained glasses of XIIIe at the 19th century, the treasure with the mounting of saint Bernard de Clairvaux.
Dimensions: 114 meters length for 50 broad, with a height under vault of 28,50 meters. Height of the cupola and the tower: 62,34 meters. 1500 m ² of canopies. Only the tower Pierre saint exists, the tower Paul saint built forever.

It is interesting to note that the golden section appears at many places in this cathedral. As follows:

it width of the transept, on the one hand with the other is equal to 161,8 meters; it depth since this transept to the vault of axis is equal to 161,8 meters; it value of the nave of the narthex to the gate is equal to 161,8 meters; it side of the central square is equal to 40,5 meters. The perimeter of this square is equal to 4 X 40,5 = 162 meters or 161,8 meters with the miscalculations near. it report/ratio the length of the chorus to the length of the sanctuary is equal to φ; - finally, the report/ratio length of the transept to the height of this one is equal to φ.

It is about an unfinished work since the Saint Paul tower in the south built forever.

History

In 1129, the Champagne knight Hugues de Payns, chief of the militia of the poor knights of Christ in Jerusalem, went to occident to take part on January 13rd, with the Concile of Troyes thus named because it was held in the cathedral Saint-Pierre-and-Saint-Paul de Troyes. Many eminent personalities were present:

the cardinal Mathieu d' Albano, Legate of the Pope in France,
archbishops of Rheims and Direction, like ten their bishops Suffragan S,
four abbots cistercians (those of Cîteaux, Clairvaux, Pontigny and Troisfontaines),
two abbots clunisiens (those of Molesmes and Vézelay),
two canons,
two Masters and a secretary.

In addition to the monks, were laic characters:

Thibaut IV of Blois, count of Champagne,
Andre de Baudement, Seneshal of the Champagne county,
Guillaume II, count of Nevers, Auxerre and Thunder.

This council led to the creation of the Ordre of the Temple and equipped it with a clean rule.

External bonds

Card of the ministry for the culture
Card on the site Monum
Card on the site Structurae.de
Photographs

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