Capetian patronage and the Gothic architectural boom in France (1120–1350)

1. Suger begins rebuilding Saint-Denis choir

   Jan 1, 1135Labels: Abbot Suger, Saint-Denis, Gothic choir

   • Columbia Map
   • U M Library

2. Saint-Denis choir dedicated as a Gothic prototype

   Jun 11, 1144Labels: Saint-Denis, Gothic prototype, Capetian king

   • Columbia Map
   • Suger bio

3. Construction begins on Notre-Dame de Paris

   Apr 1, 1163Labels: Notre-Dame de, Bishop Maurice, Louis VII

   • Notre Dame

4. Notre-Dame’s high altar is consecrated

   May 19, 1182Labels: Notre-Dame de, high altar, Choir consecration

   • Notre Dame
   • U M Library

5. Chartres Cathedral burns; rapid Gothic rebuilding follows

   Jun 10, 1194Labels: Chartres Cathedral, Fire of, High Gothic

   • Chartres UNESCO
   • Chartres history

6. Bourges Cathedral rebuilding begins under Capetian rule

   Jan 1, 1195Labels: Bourges Cathedral, Capetian realm, Gothic rebuilding

   • Bourges UNESCO
   • Bourges timeline

7. Reims Cathedral reconstruction begins after 1210 fire

   Jan 1, 1211Labels: Reims Cathedral, Coronation church, Fire rebuilding

   • Reims history
   • High Gothic

8. Amiens Cathedral work begins after 1218 fire

   Jan 1, 1220Labels: Amiens Cathedral, Post-fire rebuilding, Classic Gothic

   • Britannica
   • Amiens UNESCO

9. Beauvais begins ultra-tall Gothic choir project

   Jan 1, 1225Labels: Beauvais Cathedral, Ultra-tall choir, Engineering limits

   • Beauvais 800
   • Beauvais site

10. Saint-Denis nave and transept rebuilt under Louis IX’s era

    Jan 1, 1231Labels: Saint-Denis, Nave and, Louis IX

    • Columbia Map

11. Louis IX purchases the Crown of Thorns

    Jan 1, 1239Labels: Louis IX, Crown of, Relic acquisition

    • Sainte Chapelle
    • AP News

12. Louis IX builds Sainte-Chapelle; consecrated in Paris

    Apr 26, 1248Labels: Sainte-Chapelle, Rayonnant Gothic, Louis IX

    • Sainte Chapelle
    • WHE Sainte

13. Chartres Cathedral is consecrated after rebuilding campaign

    Jan 1, 1260Labels: Chartres Cathedral, Consecration 1260, High Gothic

    • Chartres UNESCO
    • Chartres history

14. Beauvais choir is completed for services

    Jan 1, 1272Labels: Beauvais Cathedral, Choir completed, Consecration

    • Beauvais 800
    • Beauvais site

15. Beauvais choir vault collapses, exposing Gothic limits

    Nov 1, 1284Labels: Beauvais Cathedral, Choir collapse, Structural failure

    • Beauvais 800
    • Beauvais site

16. Black Death reaches France, slowing major building momentum

    Jan 1, 1348Labels: Black Death, France 1348, Building slowdown

    • Britannica
    • Britannica Plague