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Tomb of St. Erkembode, VIIIth century

Tomb of St. Omer restored, XIIIth century

Former Episcopal Palace, now Palais de Justice, 1680

ST. GATIEN DE TOURS

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_Dimensions_

Length of nave and choir, 256 feet

Width, 95 feet

_Chronology_

Choir begun, 1170

Tour Charlemagne, XIth century

Tour St. Martin, XIIth century

Transepts, 1316

West facade, 1430-1500

Southwest tower, 1507

Tomb of children of Charles VIII., 1483

ST. PIERRE DE TROYES

_Dimensions_

Length, 394 feet

Width, 168 feet

Height, 96 feet

Height northwest tower, 202 feet

_Chronology_

Apse and chapels, 1206-1223

Choir and transepts, 1314-1315

Iron _grille_ of choir, XIIIth century

Church consecrated, 1430

West facade, XVth century

Nave constructed during XIVth, XVth, XVIth centuries

North gable, XVth century

Tower St. Pierre, 1559-1568

Northwest tower demolished by lightning, 1700

Vaulting of transepts fell, 1840

Restoration of choir and transepts, 1840

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_The French Kings from Charlemagne Onward_

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Charlemagne 768

Louis le Debonnaire 814

Charles le Chauve 840

Louis II., le Begue 877

Louis III. 879

Carloman 879

Charles le Gros 884

Eudes 887

Charles III., the Simple 893

Robert I. 922

Rodolf of Burgundy 923

Louis IV., the Stranger 936

Lothaire 954

Louis V., le Faineant 986

Hugh Capet 987

Robert II., the Wise 996

Henry I. 1031

Philip I., l'Amoureux 1060

Louis VI., le Gros 1108

Louis VII., le Jeune 1137

Philip Augustus 1180

Louis VIII., the Lion 1223

Louis IX., the Saint 1226

Philip III., the Hardy 1270

Philip IV., the Fair 1285

Louis X., Hutin 1314

John I. 1316

Philip V. 1316

Charles IV., le Bel 1322

Philip VI., de Valois 1328

John II., the Good 1350

Charles V., le Sage 1364

Charles VI., the Beloved 1380

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