The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais is a Catholic church in Beauvais in the department of the Oise in the region of Normandy.
Work on the Gothic cathedral began after a fire damaged the old cathedral in 1225.
It has the highest Gothic choir in the world: 48.5 metres.
From 1569 to 1573 the cathedral of Beauvais was, with its tower of 153 meters the highest human construction of the world.
Victim of two collapses, one in the 13th century, the other in the 16th century, it remains unfinished today; only the choir and the transept have been built.
The planned nave of the cathedral was never constructed.
From Paris Gare du Nord is 1h10 by train to Beauvais.
Beauvais Astronomical Clock.
The clock was built between 1865 and 1868.
It is 12 metres high, and 6 metres wide.
The 52 dials display the times of the rising and setting sun and moon, the position of the planets, the current time in 18 cities around the world, and the tidal times.
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Beauvais Astronomical Clock.
The clock was built between 1865 and 1868.
It is 12 metres high, and 6 metres wide.
The 52 dials display the times of the rising and setting sun and moon, the position of the planets, the current time in 18 cities around the world, and the tidal times.
It’s this famous tower that can be admired from the cathedral forecourt, providing a natural link between the episcopal palace and the religious monument.