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- 20 September 1914On 20 September 1914, German shellfire burned, damaged and destroyed important parts of the magnificent Cathedral of Reims, seat of the Archdiocese of Reims, where once the Kings of France were anointed and crowned.
peacepalacelibrary.nl/blog/2014/destruction-cathedral-reims-1914 Smarthistory – Fact and fiction: The explosion of Reims Cathedral ...
World War I officially started July 28, 1914. Originally it was believed that the “situation” would clear itself up by no later than Christmastime. Instead, it took over four long and grueling years, and resulted in more than 15 million deaths. Early on in the conflict, the German army moved into northeastern French … See more
It was acknowledged, even at the time, that the Germans were committing more horrendous acts than the bombardment of Reims Cathedral. So why should a building create more outcry and … See more
Reims Cathedral continued to be used as propaganda for the whole of the war. Its burnt image was printed on posters and postcards. German soldiers were depicted gun-wielding and slavering at the jaw … See more
The Debate Over Rebuilding That Ensued When a …
Apr 19, 2019 · When France passed a law supporting the reconstruction of damaged monuments at the end of the war in 1919, fierce debates erupted …
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Reims Cathedral - Wikipedia
One distinctive feature of Reims Cathedral not found in other High Gothic cathedrals is the wall of sculpture on the inside of the west façade. Some of the statues, particularly around the doors, were badly damaged by fire after the bombardment of the church in 1914, but the wall has been substantially restored. Some of the sculpture continues the biblical stories illustrated on th…
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The Destruction of the Cathedral of Reims, 1914
Jul 23, 2014 · On 20 September 1914, German shellfire burned, damaged and destroyed important parts of the magnificent Cathedral of Reims, seat of the Archdiocese of Reims, where once the Kings of France were anointed and …
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In advance of a lecture series about World War I, a look back at a moment driving French and German intellectuals to embrace nationalism
List of fires at places of worship - Wikipedia
Reims Cathedral – An earlier Our Lady of Reims was destroyed by fire on 6 May 1210. [33] [34] Work on the present building began a year later. A fire in 1481 destroyed the attic framing, …
How Rheims Cathedral's destruction in the First
Jun 19, 2019 · The shelling of Rheims Cathedral in the First World War was a split-second military decision – but one that would have huge consequences. The burning cathedral became a symbol of the cultural...
The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Bombardment of Reims, by …
A bomb fell near the cathedral, enveloping it in thick clouds of smoke. November 12. A shell exploded on the roof, demolishing a pinnacle on the south side of the chevet, and damaging …
World War I Lecture Series: "Bombing the Cathedral …
Mar 19, 2015 · In the last lecture of the series, Thomas W. Gaehtgens, director of the Getty Research Institute, examines the bombardment of Reims Cathedral by German troops on September 19, 1914. The French decried this attack as an …
Religion: Reims Restored - TIME
By 1919 the Cathedral was a shambles, its 400-ton lead roof melted, nearly all of its great stained-glass windows blown out, 24 of its 35 ancient statues wrecked, all its flying buttresses...
PODCAST: World War I and Reims Cathedral with Thomas …
May 30, 2018 · Reims Cathedral is a monument to French national history and identity. Built in the High Gothic style, the cathedral served as the site for royal coronations. When it was bombed …
When Reims Cathedral Burned - Freie Universität Berlin
A national cultural monument, Reims Cathedral is where the French kings were crowned. In 1914 it was hit by German artillery and set on fire. The roof of the building and the north tower …
Reims on Fire: War and Reconciliation between France and …
As the site of royal coronations, Reims cathedral was a monument to French national history and identity. But after German troops bombed the cathedral during World War I, it took on new …
Rebuilding a Cathedral: The Media, American Money, and
The Reims Cathedral in France, destroyed by German shelling during World War I, was rebuilt after a carefully-planned donation from John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Reims repairs its war damage, a century on - The Art Newspaper
Dec 1, 2014 · A €3.5m project to restore damage to the western façade of Notre-Dame de Reims, caused by German bombs hitting the Medieval cathedral in the northern French city during the …
Must-See Visits in Reims - Top 10 attractions - Reims Tourisme
Throughout the conflict, the city was bombed, the cathedral was burned and its houses almost completely destroyed. It was then necessary to rebuild everything. Thus, in the 1920s and …
Le crime de Reims. Exposition . . . au profit des victimes du ...
The city of Rheims was shelled with explosives and incendiaries by the Germans during ten days in September of 1914 with the cathedral as the main target. Outraged, particularly by the attack …
Cathedrals burning, and restorations - Wilmington News Journal
Jun 13, 2019 · On Sept. 4, 1914 the city of Rheims, including the cathedral, was bombed shortly before the German troops had arrived in the city. On Sept. 13, the French recaptured the city, …
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