Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement of Tours
Tours

Tours Cathedral

Tours Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in , , . It is the seat of the Archbishops of Tours, the metropolitan cathedral of the Tours ecclesiastical province and is dedicated to Saint Gatianus.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: cathedral located in Indre-et-Loire, in France
  • Also known as: “Cathedrale Saint-Gatien” and “Cathédrale Saint-Gatien”
  • Wheelchair access: yes
Photo: Superbelin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours and Cloître de la Psalette.

Museum
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The is located in the bishop's former palace, near the cathedral St. Gatien, where it has been since 1910. It displays rich and varied collections, including that of painting which is one of the first in France both in quality and the diversity of the works presented.

Museum
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is a museum.

Photo: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0.
The is a castle located in , , . Built in the 11th century, the building features architecture of the Carolingian period, and was the residence of the Lords of France. is situated 180 metres north of Tours Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sanitas and Sainte-Radegonde-en-Touraine.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Tours Cathedral.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southeast of Tours Cathedral.

Tours Cathedral

Latitude
47.39559° or 47° 23′ 44″ north
Longitude
0.69443° or 0° 41′ 40″ east
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
Open location code
8FV29MWV+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 73677188
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
12166068
Wiki­data ID
Q547013
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Frisian—“Tours Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Toursko katedrala”
  • Bulgarian: “Катедрала Свети Гатиан”
  • Chinese: “图尔主教座堂”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Tours”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية توور”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه الرحلات”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Tours”
  • French: “cathédrale de Tours”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours”
  • Galician: “catedral de Tours”
  • Galician: “Catedral de Tours”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Tours”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת טור”
  • Hungarian: “St-Gatien-katedrális”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Tours”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Tours”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Tours”
  • Japanese: “サン・ガシアン大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “サン＝ガティアン大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “トゥール大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “聖ガシアン大聖堂”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Tours”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Tours”
  • Russian: “собор Сен-Гатьен в Туре”
  • Russian: “Турский собор”
  • Slovenian: “Tourska stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Tours”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารตูร์”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Tours”
  • Western Frisian: “Katedraal fan Tours”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tours Cathedral”. Photo: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0.