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France is renowned for its breathtaking cathedrals. Let’s take a look inside some of the most mesmerizing interiors 🧵

1. Notre Dame of Fourvière, Lyon Image
2. La Madeleine, Paris Image
3. Narbonne Cathedral Image
4. Béziers Cathedral Image
5. Sainte-Chapelle, Paris Image
6. Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral Image
7. Val-de-Grâce, Paris Image
8. Saint-Eustache, Paris Image
9. Orléans Cathedral Image
10. Church of the Redemption, Lyon Image
11. Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey Image
12. Bourges Cathedral Image
13. Saint-Vincent Cathedral of Saint-Malo Image
14. Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens Image
15. Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Reims Image
16. Cathedral of Saint Julian of Le Mans Image
17. Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris Image
18. Sainte-Cecile Cathedral of Albi Image
19. The Cistercian Abbaye Royale de Chaali Image
20. Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais Image
21. Basilica of Notre Dame de la Treille, Lyon Image
22. Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon Image
23. Ebersmunster Abbey Image
24. Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons, Bordeaux Image
25. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen Image
26. Cathedral of Our Lady of Évreux Image
27. Saint Stephen's Cathedral, Toulouse Image
28. Basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay, Lyon Image
29. Basilica of Saint-Remi, Reims Image
30. Cathédrale Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul, Troyes Image
31. Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Paris Image
32. Parish Church of the Madeleine, Troyes Image
33. Église Saint-Maurice, Lille Image
34. Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Fécamp Image
35. Basilique Saint-Urbain de Troyes Image
36. Cité de Carcassonne Image
37. Basilica of Saint Martin, Tours Image
38. Bayeux Cathedral Image
39. Saint-Ouen Abbey Church, Rouen Image
40. Collégiale Notre-Dame, Semur-en-Auxois Image
41. Coutances Cathedral Image
42. Bayeux Cathedral Image
43. Saint-François-Xavier, Paris Image
44. Royal Monastery of Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse Image
45. Basilica of Ars, Ars-sur-Formans Image
46. Église Saint-Martin, Roubaix Image
47. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon Image
48. Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral Image
49. Our Lady of Chartres Cathedral Image
50. Collégiale Notre-Dame de Dole Image
All photographs in this thread are credited to Juan Sánchez/juans83 (IG)

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