Notre-Dame de Strasbourg

Facts

• The spire was completed in 1439 (presumably started in 1420).
• The main facade platform is 66 meters high and can be reached by a circular stair of 328 steps.
• The central platform linking the two towers was added in 1365.
• World's tallest structure from 1561 to 1567: Surpassed by Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais.
• The most important construction part begins in 1225, when a team of building masters from Chartres arrives.
• In 1225 construction of the western façade starts and is finished 50 years later. This façade has numerous sculptures and is considered one the most ornamented façades in gothic architecture.
• The portals on the western façade depict stories of the life of Christ and Judgment Day.
• From 1240 to 1275 the nave was constructed.
• Most of the original stained glass windows of the nave are still today preserved. The oldest ones date from the 13th century.
• The rose window on the main facade has a diameter of 15 meters.
• The cathedral regained its title of world highest after the spire of the cathedral where it lost the title from, collapsed and crashed into the transept.