Dimensions
Height of nave, 150 feet
Height of original spire, which fell in 1573, 486 feet
Area of choir, about 28,000 square feet
Chronology
The Basse Œuvre, VIth to VIIIth centuries
Present building begun, 1225
Dedicated, 1272
Roof fell, 1284
South transept begun, 1500
North transept begun, 1530
North transept finished, 1537
Central spire fell, 1573
Ancient Bishop's Palace, now Palais de Justice,
XIVth to XVIth centuries
ST. ETIENNE DE BOURGES
Dimensions
Length, 405 feet
Width, 135½ feet
Height of nave, 124½ feet
Height of inner aisle, 66 feet
Height of outer aisle, 28 feet
Height north tower, 217½ feet
Height south tower, 176 feet
Superficial area, 73,170 square feet (approx.)
Chronology
Dedicated, 1324
Sepulchre, 1336
Crypts, XIIth century
North tower, 1508-1538
Tower St. Etienne completed, 1490
Tower St. Etienne fell, 1506
Choir stalls, 1760