Troyes Cathedral
The construction of the cathedral was ordered around 1200 by Bishop Garnier de Traînel and began under the episcopacy of his successor Hervé in 1208. The construction work continued until the 17th century. The Saint Paul tower to the south was never built. Before, a 110-metre spire surmounted the transept crossing, it was swept away by a tornado in 1365, then struck by lightning in 1700, after which it was no longer rebuilt. Part of the choir was destroyed in a hurricane in 1228, and the roof of the nave was burnt down by a storm in 1389. During the revolution, all the large statues of the portals were smashed and some of the stained glass windows were destroyed, the treasure was melted down, dechristianized and transformed into the Temple of Abundance for several years.
