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support before its completion Le MUDO – Musée de l’Oise
in the early 14th century. The ⌂ Ancien Palais Episcopal,
Did You Know? tran sept was not com pleted 1 rue du Musée # 11am–6pm
Wed–Mon ¢ 1 Jan, Easter,
until 1550. In 1573 its crossing
collapsed after a tower and 1 May, 9 Jun, 1 Nov, 25 Dec
French rapper Sianna, spire were added. ∑ mudo.oise.fr
one of the few women What remains today is
on the French scene, is nevertheless a masterpiece,
from Beauvais.
rising 48 m (157 ft) high. In
the transept much of the
original 16th-century stained
glass sur vives, while near the
19 north door is a 90,000-part
astronomical clock assembled
Beauvais in the 1860s. Displays take
place daily at 30 minutes
! D2 ⌂ Oise k £ @
n 1 rue Beauregard; past the hour and cost €5.
www.visitbeauvais.fr The former Bishop’s
Palace is now home to
Heavily bombed in World Le MUDO – Musée de
War II, Beauvais is now a l’Oise. The collection
modern town with one out- includes archaeo-
standing jewel. Though never logical finds, medieval
com pleted, the Cathédrale sculpture, tapestries
St-Pierre is a poignant, neck- and local ceramics.
cricking finale to the vaulting
ambition that created the
great Gothic cathedrals.
In 1227, work began on a Exquisite decoration
building designed to soar and gilt leaf on
above all pre decessors, but the astronom ical
the roof of the chancel caved clock in Beauvais’s
in twice from lack of structural Cathédrale St-Pierre

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