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    Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, or Cathédrale de Strasbourg, German: Liebfrauenmünster...
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    Strasbourg (UK: /ˈstræzbɜːrɡ/, US: /ˈstrɑːsbʊərɡ, ˈstrɑːz-, -bɜːrɡ/, French: [stʁasbuʁ] ; German: Straßburg [ˈʃtʁaːsbʊʁk] ;) is the prefecture and largest...
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  • 2000, an al-Qaeda-linked plot to bomb the Strasbourg Christmas market, at the feet of the Strasbourg Cathedral, on New Year's Eve was discovered. The plot...
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    lies the Place Kléber, the city's central square. Further south is Strasbourg Cathedral, the world's fourth-tallest church and an ornate example of 15th-century...
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    The Strasbourg astronomical clock is located in the Cathédrale Notre-Dame of Strasbourg, Alsace, France. It is the third clock on that spot and dates...
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    Chartres Cathedral (13th century) West rose window of Reims Cathedral (13th century) Grand rose of Strasbourg Cathedral (14th century) Orvieto Cathedral rose...
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  • The Bells of the Strasbourg Cathedral (German: Die Glocken des Strassburger Münsters) S.6, is a cantata composed by Franz Liszt between 1868 and 1874....
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    would ride or bring into the city while allowed to. Construction on Strasbourg Cathedral began in the twelfth century, and it was completed in 1439 (though...
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    historical, and cultural landmark in the city. It was built next to Strasbourg Cathedral in the 1730s, from designs by Robert de Cotte, and is considered...
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    German architect, and was a central figure in the construction of the Strasbourg Cathedral. According to a tradition which arose in a later age, he was called...
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    Division entered the city and raised the Free French tricolor over Strasbourg cathedral at 2:30 pm. The German collective memory of the battle is more bleak...
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    Ulm Minster (redirect from Ulm Cathedral)
    head of the Bauhütte. Then in 1392 Ulrich Ensingen, associated with Strasbourg Cathedral, was appointed master builder. It was Parler's plan to construct...
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    moved to Strasbourg, France, in 1783 to work alongside Franz Xaver Richter, the maître de chapelle at the Strasbourg Cathedral. The cathedral was extremely...
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    Saint Denis (see left), Chartres Cathedral (see above), Reims Cathedral, Amiens Cathedral and Strasbourg Cathedral (see introductory pictures.) In Italy...
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    Child") is a Christmas market held annually in Strasbourg, France, on the Grande Île, near Strasbourg Cathedral and the Place Kléber. It draws in approximately...
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  • Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (Alsatian: Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri), commonly known as RC Strasbourg or Racing Straßburg, is a French professional...
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    German term can be used for some Roman Catholic churches, such as the Strasbourg Cathedral. The word minster (Old English mynster) was a rendering of the Latin...
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    extension of the site including the older city centre (Grande Île) and Strasbourg Cathedral. The district is a unique example of city planning, merging the Haussmannian...
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    "Lincoln Cathedral". Retrieved May 5, 2015. Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince (2010), Frommer's England 2010, p. 588 Mary Jane Taber (1905), The cathedrals of...
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    façade and rose window of Strasbourg Cathedral, begun in 1277 Nave of Strasbourg Cathedral, begun in 1245 Choir of Cologne Cathedral, begun in 1248 Western...
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    Church of St. Nicholas (German: St.-Nikolai-Kirche) was a Gothic Revival cathedral that was formerly one of the five Lutheran Hauptkirchen (main churches)...
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    exception of the period between 1569 and 1573 when the tower of St. Pierres Cathedral in Beauvais was completed and subsequently collapsed. Recognized as part...
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    Central Europe. More notable examples include Stephansdom cathedral in Vienna, Strasbourg Cathedral, Church of St. Marko in Zagreb and the Church of St. Barbara...
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    visual counterpoint to it, as on the exterior of the west facade of Strasbourg Cathedral. Open tracery in particular was a key feature of the later phases...
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    side of a church portal, as in the most famous examples, those at Strasbourg Cathedral. They may also be found standing on either side of the cross in scenes...
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    de Paris, Chartres Cathedral, Dijon Cathedral, Reims Cathedral, Saint-Sulpice, Paris, Basilique du Sacre-Coeur, Strasbourg Cathedral, Eglise de la Madeleine...
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    von Ensingen, architect of the towers at the Ulm Minster and the Strasbourg Cathedral, extended the building from 1421. Hans Nußdorf completed the southern...
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    Vieux-Marchè-aux-Poissons in the west to the Place de la Cathédrale, surrounding Strasbourg Cathedral, in the east. It is bisected by the Rue du Fossè des Tailleurs to...
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    Romanesque-Gothic crypt of Rochester Cathedral (12th century) Crypt of Cologne Cathedral Crypt of Strasbourg Cathedral The stained glass windows were an...
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    The west front of Strasbourg Cathedral. (1176–1459) Detail of the west front of Strasbourg Cathedral Nave of Strasbourg Cathedral Emperor Windows (1210–1270)...
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