Cathedral Saint-Samson, Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France

Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, seen from the Cathedraloscope, a museum dedicated to the history and construction of the cathedral, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. The nave is supported by flying buttresses, and on the right is the Grand Porche. The South tower was built 13th - 17th centuries with the bell tower completed in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Anglo-norman Archbishopric Bretagne Breton Buttress Dol-de-bretagne Ille-et-vilaine Porche Saint-samson Samson Samsons

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