Catedral de Reims/ Reims Cathedral - France

Em nossa última viagem, tivemos o prazer de conhecer Reims e sua magnífica catedral gótica Notre Dame de Reims , construída no séc. XIII - patrimônio cultural da UNESCO. Repleta de vitrais, alguns tão antigos quanto a catedral, outros recentes feitos por Marc Chagall e Knobell, ela encanta por sua grandiosidade e beleza. Entre tantos marcos históricos, pode-se  ver uma pedra na nave principal que marca o batismo de Clóvis - rei dos francos - por São Rémi. Reims, situada na província de Champagne e fundada pelos Gauleses, é a cidade onde foram coroados quase todos os reis da França.

Notre-Dame de Reims is one of Europe's most important Gothic structures. A World Heritage site, the 13th century cathedral has characteristics all its own, in particular its lighting, statuary and unity of style. Located in the heart of the city of Reims, the  cathedral is almost 150 m long.The cathedral is also remarkable for its luminosity, making it a model of the genre in Gothic Europe. A profusion of rosewindows and13th, 20th (Chagall, 1974) and 21th century (Knoebel, 2011) stained-glass windows give balance and light to the building.

The baptism of Clovis, around the year 498, gave birth to the Kingdom of the Franks. This exceptional event explains the choice of Reims as the coronation city.

Axial chapel stained glass windows designed by Marc Chagall, 1974.

Paving stone in cathedral nave commemorating baptism of Clovis by Saint Remi.

see also  http://www.reims-tourism.com/