Bordeaux Cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Andrew Cathédrale Saint-André
The north-façade of the cathedral
Basic information
Location	Bordeaux, France
Geographic coordinates	44°50′16″N 0°34′39″W / 44.83778°N 0.57750°W / 44.83778; -0.57750Coordinates: 44°50′16″N 0°34′39″W / 44.83778°N 0.57750°W / 44.83778; -0.57750
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman
District	Archdiocese of Bordeaux
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Architectural description
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Gothic

Bordeaux Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux) is a Roman Catholic church located in Bordeaux, France. It was the seat of the Archbishop of Bordeaux-Bazas.

The cathedral was consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1096. Of the original Romanesque edifice, only a wall in the nave remains. The Royal Gate is from the early 13th century, while the rest of the construction is mostly from the 14th-15th centuries. The building is a national monument of France.

In this church in 1137 the 13-year-old Eleanor of Aquitaine married the future Louis VII, a few months before she became Queen.

A separate bell tower, the Tour Pey-Berland, is next to the cathedral.

The site is served by line A and line B of the tramway de Bordeaux at Station Hôtel de Ville.

The Cathedral is home to the Marcadé collection, which consists of a group of forty-two illuminations, among other objects (paintings, sculptures, liturgical vestments and silver objects). It was given to the Cathedral of Bordeaux by canon Marcadé in 1947. Of note, these illuminations, little studied so far, will be exhibited starting in 2015 in the cathedral, in a room specially designed for this collection.

Door of Arrows (Portail des Flèches) of Bordeaux Cathedral

Detail of the Door of Arrows (Portail des Flèches)

North rose window

Royal portal (Portail royal)

Gargoyles

Pey-Berland tower next to the cathedral

St Augustin - St Blaise - St Macaire

Interior view

Choir

The Grand Organ

Pey-Berland tower near Saint-André Cathedral (northeast view)