Bayeux Cathedral

Bayeux Cathedral, also known as Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux, is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of in Normandy, France. A national monument, it is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux and was probably the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry, still preserved nearby.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: cathedral located in Calvados, in France
  • Also known as: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Art and History Baron Gérard and Bayeux Episcopal Palace.

Museum
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Castle
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is a castle.

Manor estate
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is a manor estate, which is situated 160 metres north of Bayeux Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayeux and Saint-Vigor-le-Grand.

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is a small town in northern in department. is best known for the remarkable Tapestry that chronicles in visual form the conquest of by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, in 1066.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in northwestern .

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in northwestern .

Bayeux Cathedral

Latitude
49.27559° or 49° 16′ 32″ north
Longitude
-0.70352° or 0° 42′ 13″ west
Levels
2
Height
77 metres (251 feet)
Open location code
8CXX77GW+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 132132649
Open­Street­Map feature
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building=­cathedral
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q1636244
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Western Frisian—“Bayeux Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Bove Notr-Dam kilsəsi”
  • Bulgarian: “Нотр Дам”
  • Chinese: “圣母主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “巴約聖母主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “巴约圣母主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “巴约圣母大教堂”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala Naše Gospe u Bayeuxu”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Notre-Dame v Bayeux”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Notre-Dame”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal Notre-Dame te Bayeux”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Bayeux”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه بايو”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Bayeux”
  • French: “cathédrale de Bayeux”
  • French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux”
  • French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Bayeux”
  • German: “Notre-Dame de Bayeux”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός της Παναγίας του Μπαγιέ”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Μπαγιέ”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת באייה”
  • Hungarian: “Notre-Dame-székesegyház”
  • Icelandic: “Dómkirkjan í Bayeux”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Bayeux”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Bayeux”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Bayeux”
  • Japanese: “バイユー大聖堂”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Bayeux”
  • Russian: “Собор Байё”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala Notre-Dame v Bayeuxu”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala v Bayeuxu”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica Notre-Dame v Bayeuxu”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica Notre-Dame, Bayeux”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Bayeuxu”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Bayeux”
  • Thai: “Bayeux Cathedral”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารโนเทรอดามแห่งเบยูซ์”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารบาเยอ”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารเบยูซ์”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารบาเยอ”
  • Turkish: “Bayeux Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Байо”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Bayeux”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Bayeux”
  • Western Frisian: “Katedraal fan Bayeux”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Place du Parvis Notre-Dame and Immeuble, 6 rue Bienvenue.

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