Up the Hill to Noyon Cathedral
Noyon dates from the Roman era and has had successive cathedrals rebuilt over the millennia after fire and battle damage. Charlemagne was crowned here in 768. The cathedrals were destroyed many times by Burgundians, Hungarians and Spanish. In the French revolution some statues were beheaded, horses were stabled in cathedral and the choir was used as a caberet.
Many buildings and the cathedral had bullet holes in them.
The earliest Gothic Church in France.
Paul in the cathedral cloisters.
Above is a statue of Joan of Arc being canonized. It was not allowed in cathedral for years because the face of Joan of Arc was of the wife of sculptor. She was rehabilitated after the German victory of 1871 as a symbol of resistance and revenge by the French nation against the Germans.
Many buildings and the cathedral had bullet holes in them.
The earliest Gothic Church in France.
Paul in the cathedral cloisters.
Above is a statue of Joan of Arc being canonized. It was not allowed in cathedral for years because the face of Joan of Arc was of the wife of sculptor. She was rehabilitated after the German victory of 1871 as a symbol of resistance and revenge by the French nation against the Germans.
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