On the timber case of a 14th century striking clock, four angels, repainted on wood in the late 15th century, hold up a late 18th century dial. The clock is said to be one of the oldest timepieces of its type in working condition in the world. Chapel of St. Theresa of Lisieux in St. Peter’s Cathedral at Beauvais, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France.
Beauvais, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France: four angels, repainted on wood in the late 15th century, hold up the late 18th century dial of one of the world’s oldest working timepieces of its type, the 14th century striking clock in the Chapel of St. Theresa of Lisieux within the Roman Catholic Cathédrale de Beauvais. The Cathedral of St Peter was founded in 1225. It was consecrated 50 years later, in 1275, but in 1284, parts of the choir vaulting collapsed. A 153 m (502 ft) tower briefly made the Cathedral the tallest structure in the world, but when this too collapsed in 1573, work halted and the building was never completed. Today, Beauvais Cathedral comprises no more than a 16th century transept and choir, with the apse and seven 13th century polygonal apsidal chapels accessed by an ambulatory. Beauvais lies in northern France, in the historical region of Picardy, stretching north from the suburbs of Paris to the Bay of the Somme on the English Channel. The Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Beauvais, Noyon and Senlis.
Size: 2765px × 4131px
Location: Cathedral of St Peter, Beauvais, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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