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List of Gothic cathedrals in Europe

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This is a list of gothic cathedrals in Europe that are active Christian cathedrals (the seats of bishops), but also includes former cathedrals and churches built in the style of cathedrals, that are significant for their Gothic style of architecture.[1][2] As such, some of the buildings listed here are parish churches or have other uses.

Gothic cathedrals in Europe

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Cathedral Archdiocese
or Diocese
Location Country Dedication Notes Image
St Albans Cathedral
Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban
St Albans St Albans England Saint Alban cathedral
Albi Cathedral
Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi
Albi Albi France Saint Cecilia cathedral, minor basilica, World Heritage Site
Amiens Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens
Amiens Amiens France Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral, minor basilica; World Heritage Site
Angers Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers
Angers Angers France Saint Maurice cathedral
Church of St. Anne, Vilnius
Šv. Onos bažnyčia
Vilnius Vilnius Lithuania Saint Anne parish church
Antwerp Cathedral
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal
Antwerp Antwerp Belgium Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral
Autun Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d'Autun
Autun Autun France Saint Lazarus of Aix cathedral (built in the 12th century), minor basilica
Auxerre Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre
Sens and Auxerre Auxerre France Saint Stephen cathedral
St. Barbara's Church, Kutná Hora
Katedrál sv. panny Barbory
Hradec Králové Kutná Hora Czech Republic St Barbara parish church; World Heritage Site
Barcelona Cathedral
Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia
Barcelona Barcelona Spain Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia cathedral
Cathedral of St. Bartholomew, Plzeň
Katedrála svatého Bartoloměje
Plzeň Plzeň Czech Republic Bartholomew the Apostle cathedral
Beauvais Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais
Beauvais Beauvais France Saint Peter cathedral
Burgos Cathedral
Santa Iglesia Basílica Catedral Metropolitana de Santa María de Burgos
Burgos Burgos Spain Virgin Mary cathedral; World Heritage Site
Black Church
Biserica Neagră
Lutheran Brașov Romania Blessed Virgin Mary parish church
Bordeaux Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux
Bordeaux Bordeaux France Saint Andrew cathedral; World Heritage Site
Bourges Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges
Bourges Bourges France Saint Stephen cathedral; World Heritage Site
Bremen Cathedral
St.-Petri-Dom zu Bremen
Protestant Bremen Germany Saint Peter parish church, formerly cathedral of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
Church of Our Lady, Bruges
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
Bruges Bruges Belgium Blessed Virgin Mary parish Church
Bristol Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
Bristol Bristol England Holy Trinity cathedral
Brussels Cathedral
Cathédrale des Saints Michel et Gudule
Kathedraal van Sint-Michiel en Sint-Goedele
Mechelen–Brussels Brussels Belgium Saint Michael, Saint Gudula co-cathedral
Cahors Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Cahors
Cahors Cahors France Saint Stephen cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury
Canterbury Canterbury England Christ cathedral; World Heritage Site
Carcassonne Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne
Carcassonne et Narbonne Carcassonne France Saint Michael cathedral
Basilica of St. Nazaire and St. Celse, Carcassonne
Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne
Carcassonne et Narbonne Carcassonne France Saints Nazarius and Celsus former cathedral, minor basilica
Chalon Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon
Autun Chalon-sur-Saône France Saint Vincent former cathedral
Châlons Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Châlons
Châlons Châlons-en-Champagne France Saint Stephen cathedral
Chartres Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
Chartres Chartres France Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral, minor basilica; World Heritage Site
Chichester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity
Chichester Chichester England Holy Trinity cathedral
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont Clermont-Ferrand France Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral
Cologne Cathedral
Hohe Domkirche St. Petrus und Maria
Cologne Cologne Germany Saint Peter, Saint Mary cathedral; World Heritage site
Coutances Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances
Coutances Coutances France Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral
Basilica of Saint-Denis
Basilique Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis Saint-Denis France Saint Denis cathedral
Dijon Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon
Dijon Dijon France Saint Benignus cathedral
Dol Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Samson de Dol
Rennes Dol-de-Bretagne France Saint Samson former cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity
Dublin and Glendalough Dublin Ireland Holy Trinity cathedral
Durham Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham
Durham Durham England Jesus Christ, Blessed Virgin Mary, and Saint Cuthbert cathedral; World Heritage Site
St Elisabeth Cathedral
Dóm svätej Alžbety
Szent Erzsébet-székesegyház
Košice Košice Slovakia St Elisabeth of Hungary cathedral
Ely Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
Ely Ely England Holy Trinity cathedral
Erfurt Cathedral
Hohe Domkirche St. Marien zu Erfurt
Erfurt Erfurt Germany Saint Mary cathedral
Exeter Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Saint Peter
Exeter Exeter England Saint Peter cathedral
Florence Cathedral
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
or Duomo di Firenze
Florence Florence Italy Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral, minor basilica
Frankfurt Cathedral
Frankfurter Dom or Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew
Limburg Frankfurt Germany Bartholomew the Apostle parish church, considered an imperial cathedral
Freiburg Minster
Münster unserer lieben Frau
Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Germany Saint Mary cathedral
Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Andrew, Frombork
Bazylika archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Andrzeja we Fromborku
Warmia Frombork Poland Assumption of Mary and Andrew the Apostle cathedral
Ghent Cathedral
Sint Baafskathedraal
Ghent Ghent Belgium Saint Bavo of Ghent parish Church
Gloucester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity
Gloucester Gloucester England St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity cathedral
Gniezno Cathedral
Bazylika prymasowska Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Gnieźnie
Gniezno Gniezno Poland Assumption of Mary cathedral
Hasselt Cathedral

Sint-Quintinuskathedraal

Hasselt Hasselt Belgium Saint Quentin cathedral
Hereford Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Ethelbert the King
Hereford Hereford England Saint Mary and St Ethelbert the King cathedral
's-Hertogenbosch Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St. John (Sint-Janskathedraal)
's-Hertogenbosch 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands John the Evangelist cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Hradec Králové
Katedrála svatého Ducha
Hradec Králové Hradec Králové Czech Republic Holy Spirit cathedral
Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes, Nysa
Bazylika pw. św. Jakuba Apostoła i św. Agnieszki, Dziewicy i Męczennicy
Wrocław Nysa Poland St. James the Greater and St. Agnes of Rome parish church, In 1650-1810 permanent seat of bishops of Wrocław
Konstanz Minster
Münster Unserer Lieben Frau
Freiburg Konstanz Germany Saint Mary parish church, formerly cathedral of the Diocese of Konstanz
St Lambert's Church, Münster
St. Lamberti
Münster Münster Germany Saint Lambert Parish church
Langres Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Mammès de Langres
Langres Langres France Saint Mammes cathedral
Laon Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon
Soissons Laon France Blessed Virgin Mary former cathedral
Le Mans Cathedral
Cathédrale St-Julien du Mans
Le Mans Le Mans France Saint Julian cathedral
León Cathedral
Santa María de León Cathedral
León León Spain Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral
Lichfield Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad
Lichfield Lichfield England St Chad and Saint Mary cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln
Lincoln Lincoln England The Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln cathedral
Lisieux Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux
Bayeux Lisieux France Saint Peter former cathedral
Lübeck Cathedral
Dom zu Lübeck
Lutheran Lübeck Germany John the Baptist
Saint Blaise
Saint Mary
Saint Nicholas
formerly cathedral of the Diocese of Lübeck, part of a World Heritage Site
Lyon Cathedral
Cathédrale Primatiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon
Lyon Lyon France Saint John the Baptist cathedral; World Heritage Site
Magdeburg Cathedral
Dom zu Magdeburg St. Mauritius und Katharina
Lutheran Magdeburg Germany Saint Maurice
Catherine of Alexandria
cathedral, formerly cathedral of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg
St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk
Bazylika konkatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Gdańsku
Gdańsk Gdańsk Poland Assumption of Mary co-cathedral
St. Mary's Basilica (Church of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven)
Kościół Mariacki (Kościół archiprezbiterialny Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny)
Kraków Kraków Poland Blessed Virgin Mary parish church, part of a World Heritage Site
St Mary Redcliffe
St Mary Redcliffe
Bristol Bristol England St Mary Redcliffe parish church
Matthias Church (Church of Our Lady)
Mátyás-templom (Nagyboldogasszony-templom)
Esztergom-Budapest Budapest Hungary Blessed Virgin Mary parish church, part of a World Heritage Site
Meaux Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Meaux
Meaux Meaux France Saint Stephen cathedral, minor basilica
Meissen Cathedral
St. Johannis und St. Donatus
Lutheran Meissen Germany John the Evangelist
Donatus of Arezzo
cathedral, formerly cathedral of the Diocese of Dresden-Meissen
Metz Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz
Metz Metz France Saint Stephen cathedral
Milan Cathedral
Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente
Milan Milan Italy Nativity of Mary cathedral and basilica
Munich Frauenkirche
Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau
Munich and Freising Munich Germany Saint Mary cathedral
Münster Cathedral
St.-Paulus-Dom
Münster Münster Germany Saint Paul cathedral
Nantes Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes
Nantes Nantes France Saint Peter
Paul the Apostle
cathedral
Naumburg Cathedral
Naumburger Dom St. Peter und Paul
Protestant Naumburg Germany Saint Peter
Paul the Apostle
parish church, formerly cathedral of the Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz, World Heritage Site
Nevers Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers
Nevers Nevers France Saints Cyriacus and Julitta cathedral, minor basilica
Norwich Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
Norwich Norwich England The Holy Trinity cathedral
Notre-Dame de Paris
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Paris Paris France Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral, minor basilica; World Heritage site; damaged by fire in 2019
Noyon Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon
Beauvais Noyon France Blessed Virgin Mary former cathedral
Orléans Cathedral
Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d'Orléans
Orléans Orléans France Holy Cross cathedral, minor basilica
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Orvieto Cathedral
Duomo di Orvieto or Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Orvieto-Todi Orvieto Italy Assumption of the Virgin Mary cathedral
Oviedo Cathedral
Santa Iglesia Basílica Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador de Oviedo
Oviedo Oviedo Spain Saint Salvador cathedral
Oxford Cathederal
Christ Church Cathedral of Oxford
Oxford Oxford England Christ cathedral; World Heritage Site
Paderborn Cathedral
Hoher Dom St. Maria, St. Liborius, St. Kilian
Paderborn Paderborn Germany Saint Mary
Liborius of Le Mans
Saint Kilian
cathedral
Palma Cathedral
Catedral-Basílica de Santa María de Palma de Mallorca
Majorca Palma, Majorca Spain Assumption of Mary cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Pelplin
Bazylika katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Pelplinie
Pelplin Pelplin Poland Assumption of Mary cathedral
Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno
Katedrála svatého Petra a Pavla
Brno Brno Czech Republic Saint Peter and Paul the Apostle cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul¨, and St Andrew
Peterborough Peterborough England Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew cathedral
Poitiers Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Poitiers
Poitiers Poitiers France Saint Peter cathedral, minor basilica
Pontoise Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise
Pontoise Pontoise France Saint Maclovius cathedral
Poznań Cathedral
Bazylika archikatedralna Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła w Poznaniu
Poznań Poznań Poland Saint Peter and Paul the Apostle cathedral
Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist
Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie
Hradec Králové Kutná Hora Czech Republic Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist parish church; World Heritage Site
Regensburg Cathedral
Dom St. Peter
Regensburg Regensburg Germany Saint Peter cathedral, part of a World Heritage Site
Reims Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims
Reims Reims France Assumption of Mary cathedral; World Heritage Site
Ripon Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid
Leeds Ripon, North Yorkshire England Saint Peter and Saint Wilfrid cathedral
Rochester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary
Rochester Rochester, Kent England Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral
Rodez Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rodez
Rodez Rodez France Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral, minor basilica
St. Rumbold's Cathedral


Sint-Romboutskathedraal

Mechelen-Brussels Mechelen Belgium Saint Rumbold cathedral
Roskilde Cathedral
Roskilde Domkirke
Roskilde Roskilde Denmark St. Lucius cathedral; World Heiritage Site
Rotterdam Cathedral
St. Lawrence Church (Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk)
Protestant Rotterdam Netherlands Saint Lawrence parish church
Rouen Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen
Rouen Rouen France Assumption of Mary cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Salisbury Salisbury England Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral
Sées Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées
Sées Sées France Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral, minor basilica
Senlis Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Senlis
Beauvais Senlis France Blessed Virgin Mary parish church
Sens Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens
Sens Sens France Saint Stephen cathedral
Seville Cathedral
Catedral de Santa María de la Sede
Seville Seville Spain Virgin Mary cathedral
Siena Cathedral
Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta
Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino Siena Italy Assumption of the Virgin Mary cathedral
Soissons Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons
Soissons Soissons France Saints Gervasius and Protasius cathedral, minor basilica
Southwell Minster
Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Southwell and Nottingham Southwell, Nottinghamshire England Blessed Virgin Mary parish church
Strasbourg Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
Strasbourg Strasbourg France Blessed Virgin Mary cathedral
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
Stephansdom
Vienna Vienna Austria Saint Stephen cathedral
Świdnica Cathedral
Katedra św. Stanisława i św. Wacława w Świdnicy
Świdnica Świdnica Poland St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus cathedral
Toledo Cathedral
Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo
Toledo Toledo Spain Virgin Mary cathedral
Toruń Cathedral (Church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist)
Bazylika katedralna św. Jana Chrzciciela i św. Jana Ewangelisty w Toruniu
Toruń Toruń Poland St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist cathedral
Toulouse Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse
Toulouse Toulouse France Saint Stephen cathedral
Tours Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours
Tours Tours France Saint Gatianus cathedral
Church of Our Lady in Trier
Liebfrauenkirche
Trier Trier Germany Saint Mary parish church, World Heritage Site
Troyes Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes
Troyes Troyes France Saint Peter and Saint Paul cathedral
Church of Our Lady before Týn (Týn church)
Kostel Matky Boží před Týnem (Týnský chrám)
Prague Prague Czech Republic Blessed Virgin Mary parish church
Ulm Minster
Münster Unserer Lieben Frau in Ulm
Lutheran Ulm Germany Saint Mary parish church
Cathedral of St Vitus
Katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha
Prague Prague Czech Republic Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert cathedral
Wawel Cathedral
Królewska Bazylika Archikatedralna Św. Stanisława i Wacława na Wawelu
Kraków Kraków Poland Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus cathedral
Wells Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Andrew
Bath and Wells Wells England St Andrew the Apostle cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity
Winchester Winchester England Holy Trinity cathedral
Wroclaw Cathedral
Archikatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela
Wrocław Wrocław Poland John the Baptist cathedral
York Minster
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter
York York England Saint Peter cathedral
Zagreb Cathedral
Zagrebačka katedrala
Zagreb Zagreb Croatia Assumption of Mary cathedral

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mapping Gothic". Columbia University New York. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ McFadden, Christopher (April 1, 2018). "The 39 Greatest Constructions of Gothic Architecture in the World". Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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