Superficial area, 44,000 square feet (approx.) _Chronology_ Original church burned, 1112 New edifice begun, 1114 Entirely rebuilt, 1190 General restoration, 1851 ST. JULIEN, LE MANS [Illustration: _LE MANS_] _Dimensions_ Length of nave and choir, 369 feet Width of nave and aisles, 78 feet Width of choir, 123 feet Height of choir, 108 feet Area of choir, 30,000 square feet (approx.) Length of transept, 178 feet Width of transept, 32 feet _Chronology_ West facade, XIth century Transition, south portal, XIIth century Nave and transepts reconstructed, XIIth century Church extended beyond city walls, XIIIth century Choir rebuilt, 1200 Choir restored, 1858 Coloured glass, XIIIth, XIVth, XVth centuries Rose window, south transept, XVth century Former Bishop's Palace destroyed by Germans, 1871 ST. ETIENNE DE MEAUX _Dimensions_ Height of nave, 109 feet Length of nave, 275 feet Length of transepts, 120 feet _Chronology_ Bishopric founded, 375 A.D. Choir in part, XIIth century Restored, 1852 ST. PIERRE DE NANTES [Illustration] _Dimensions_ Height of western towers, 270 feet Height of nave, 130 feet _Chronology_ Remains of choir contains, XIIth century Romanesque church rebuilt, XVth century West front, 1434-1500 North transept and choir only completed in XIXth century Tomb of Francois II. and Marguerite de Foix, 1507 Later restoration, 1852 NOTRE DAME DE NOYON [Illustration: _Noyon_] _Dimensions_ Length, 338 feet Width of nave and aisles, 64 feet, 10 inches Height of nave, 74 feet, 6 inches Height of aisles, 28 feet, 9 inches Height of choir, 26 feet, 3 inches Height of towers, 200 feet Superficial area, 30,000 square feet (approx.) _Chronology_ First constructed, 989 Burnt, 1131 Rebuilding undertaken, 1137-1150 Choir, transepts, and nave completed, 1167-1200 Timber work burnt, 1293 Chapter-house built, XIIIth century Five bays of cloister built, XIVth century Restored under governmental supervision, 1840 ST. CROIX D'ORLEANS _Dimensions_ Height of towers, 280 feet Height of nave, 100 feet _Chronology_ First bishops sent from Rome, IIIrd century Cathedral destroyed by Huguenots, 1567 Chapels of nave which still remain, XIVth century Late Gothic mainly of XVIIth century Western towers completed, 1789 NOTRE DAME DE PARIS [Illustration: _Paris_] _Dimensions_ Length, 390 feet Width, 144 feet Height of nave, 102 feet Diameter of rose windows in transept, 36 feet Superficial area, 64,100 square feet _Chronology_ Founded by Bishop de Sully, 1160-1170 High altar dedicated, 1182 Interior completed (approx.), 1208 West front, 1223-1230 Western towers, 1235 Transept portals, 1257 NOTRE DAME DE REIMS [Illustration: _Reims_] [Illustration: _Flying Buttresses, Reims_] _Dimensions_ Western towers, 267 feet Area, 65,000 feet (approx.) _Chronology_ First stone laid, 1212 First portion dedicated, 1215 Chapter takes possession of choir, 1244 Nave commenced, 1250