Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Bourges Cathedral' has mentioned 'Facade' in the following places:
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| Contents 1 History 1.1 Earlier cathedrals 1.2 The Gothic cathedral (12thxe2x80x9313th century) 1.3 14thxe2x80x9316th century 1.4 17thxe2x80x9318th century 1.5 19thxe2x80x9321st century 2 Exterior 2.1 Faxc3xa7ade or west front 2.2 Portals 2.3 Towers and the Grand Housteau 2.4 North and south sides 2.5 The Chevet 3 Interior 3.1 Plan and elevation 3.2 Nave and choir 3.3 Chapels 3.4 Lower church and the tomb of the Duke of Berry 3.5 Organ 3.6 Astronomical clock 4 Stained glass 4.1 Grand Housteau and apse 4.2 Windows of the apse ambulatory (13th century) 4.3 Stained Glass Legendary Windows in the Disambulatory (13th century) 4.4 Windows of the nave and choir 4.5 15th- and 16th-century stained glass 5 See also 6 Notes and citations 7 Bibliography 8 External links | WIKI |
| In 1314 King Philip Le Bel offered financial assistance, the faxc3xa7ade was strengthened and a supporting buttress was added to the south tower. | WIKI |
| Work on the facade continued in 1314 with the construction of a large bay, the Grand Housteau. | WIKI |
| Faxc3xa7ade or west front[edit] | WIKI |
| The faxc3xa7ade or west front, the main entrance to the cathedral, is on a particularly grand scale when compared with other cathedrals of the period; it has five portals accessing the central aisle and four side aisles, more than Notre Dame de Paris or any other cathedral of the period. | WIKI |
| Lower down, A series of arches that cross the entire faxc3xa7ade contain another collection of sculpture; sixty-four bas-reliefs depicting examples of divine intervention, taken from the Old and New Testament and the Talmud. | WIKI |
| Romanesque carved portals from about 1160xe2x80x9370, probably intended for the faxc3xa7ade of the earlier cathedral, have been reused on the south and north doors (occupying the spaces normally reserved for transept portals). | WIKI |
| upper facade Top of the north tower, with its flamboyant decoration and bronze pelican The flamboyant Grand Housteau and west rose window The bell of the Duke Jean and the bronze pelican on the north tower | WIKI |
| The exterior of the facade, called the Grand Housteau, is in the Flamboyant style, and dates to the early 16th century. | WIKI |
| The first five small roses to the east of the facade in the inner collateral aisle depict the Old Men of the Apocalypse, some playing musical instruments, including a kind of accordion, a very early depiction of that instrument. | WIKI |
| The sculptures on the north and south doors, on the tympanum of the Door of the Last Judgement (at the centre of the west faxc3xa7ade) and others like the sculpted rood screen comprise outstanding examples of Gothic art. | UNESCO |