Façade sud de la cathédrale de Beauvais

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The highest (albeit incomplete) of the French Gothic cathedrals -. 67.2 m It has the highest Gothic choir in the world (48.50 m). The temple complex consists of late transept (XVI century.), The choir with apse and seven polygonal apses of the chapel of the XIII century, which are available through the Ambulatory. Small Romanesque church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Bas-EVR (Basse Œuvre, built in 997-998 years.) Occupies the space reserved for the nave. The vaults in the interior of the choir reaches 48 m, which is considerably greater than the height at the same time built the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Amiens with its 42-meter nefami.Raboty on the construction of the cathedral began in 1225 was interrupted in 1284 due to the collapse of some of the vaults. This collapse is often seen as a disaster, which has prepared a "nervous breakdown" among French architects working in the Gothic style