Toul Cathedral

The cathedral was probably built on the site of a Roman temple, probably destroyed during the passage of the Huns, and in 1221, by Bishop Eudes II of Sorcy (1219-1228), the construction of the building that we can contemplate was spread over three centuries to finish in 1561, the Romanesque cathedral being gradually destroyed to give way to the Gothic elevation. The construction site's shell begins with the choir, flanked by two so-called "harmonic" bedside towers, an adaptation of the standard plan of the Gothic church with the Romanesque tradition of the old building (as in the Verdun Cathedral). The choir was completed in 1235. The construction of the transept and the last five bays of the nave lasted from 1331 to 1400, in parallel with the gradual destruction of the Romanesque nave. The cloister was then built by Pierre Perrat (died in 1400) as well as the western portal. Between 1400 and 1460, work was interrupted because of the war between the Duke of Burgundy and the Duke of Lorraine.