Cathedral of Notre-Dame

…town is dominated by the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, built on the site of a church consecrated about 1090. The present structure is mainly 13th-century Gothic, with slender turrets massed around conspicuous towers. In the interior there are fine rose windows with the stained glass of the 14th century. One of…

…a group of spires at Coutances cathedral (13th century), in which the rich treatment of the spire dormers and corner pinnacles emphasizes the sense of height and slimness in every possible way.