Besançon Cathedral

Besançon Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint John located in the city of , France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Besançon.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: cathedral located in Doubs, in France
  • Also known as: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean”, “Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon”, “Cathedrale Saint-Jean-l’Evangeliste”, and “Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Château d’eau de la source d’Arcier and Besançon astronomical clock.

Reservoir
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is a reservoir.

Work of art
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The is housed in Besançon Cathedral. Auguste-Lucien Vérité of designed and built 's present astronomical clock, between 1858 and 1863.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 140 metres northwest of Besançon Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarragnoz and La Gare d’Eau.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is one of the oldest parts of , , , and has been under architectural protection since 1964. It is situated on the right bank of the river Doubs, north of the ox-bow that encircles the center of the city.

Besançon Cathedral

Latitude
47.23365° or 47° 14′ 1″ north
Longitude
6.0304° or 6° 1′ 49″ east
Elevation
262 metres (860 feet)
Open location code
8FV862MJ+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32460887
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
12165724
Wiki­data ID
Q1586486
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Besançon Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Besançon Katedraal”
  • Afrikaans: “Besançon-katedraal”
  • Basque: “Besançongo katedrala”
  • Catalan: “Besançon Catedral”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Besançon”
  • Chinese: “貝桑松主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “貝桑鬆主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “贝桑松主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Jana Křtitele v Besançon”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Jana Křtitele”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Besancon”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Besançon”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Janskathedraal”
  • French: “cathédrale de Besançon”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon”
  • Galician: “Catedral de San Xoán de Besançon”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Besançon”
  • German: “St.-Johannes-Kathedrale”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός ναός της Μπεζανσόν”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Besançon”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Besançon”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Giovanni”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon”
  • Polish: “Archikatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela w Besançon”
  • Polish: “Archikatedra św. Jana Ewangelisty w Besançon”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Святого Иоанна в Безансоне”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala v Besançonu”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica sv. Janeza v Besançonu”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica svetega Janeza Krstnika, Besançon”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Besançonu”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Besanzón”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan de Besancon”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan de Besançon”
  • Swedish: “Besançons katedral”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารเบอซ็องซง”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารเบอซ็องซง”
  • Turkish: “Besançon Katedrali”

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