Metz Cathedral
Overview
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
, Catholic cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
in the city of Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
, capital of Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
, France. It is the cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
of the Catholic Diocese of Metz and the seat of the Bishop of Metz.
The cathedral is sometime nicknamed the Good Lord's lantern as it possesses the largest expanses of stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
windows in the world with 6,500 m2 (70,000 sq ft).
