Tréguier Cathedral

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Saint-Tugdual de Tréguier Cathedral is a religious building located in Tréguier, France's Côtes-d'Armor department. It was the cathedral of the former bishopric of Tréguier, one of the nine bishoprics of historical Brittany until 1790. Today, it is the seat of the parish of Saint-Yves de Tréguier.

A place of burial of Saint Yves, it is a sanctuary where one comes on pilgrimage, especially around May 19 on the occasion of the feast of Saint Yves, where a great forgiveness takes place. It is one of the seven cathedral stages of the Tro Breiz. Built in Gothic style from the 13th to the 15th century, however, the building includes a Romanesque part, the Hastings Tower, preserved from the earlier Romanesque cathedral.

The construction phases of the 14th century make it a major building of Breton architecture, which served as a laboratory for the forms of Breton Gothic along with other churches such as the collegiate Notre-Dame de Lamballe or the basilica Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours de Guingamp. The most prominent architectural elements are the three towers that rise above the transept, while the facade does not have any, the three out-of-work portals, and the location...