Vincennes, France
1340-1410
Kaysersberg Vignoble, France
c. 1220
Azay-le-Rideau, France
1515-1527
Nantes, France
15th century
Chaumont-sur-Loire, France
1465-1510
La Rochelle, France
12th century
Marseille, France
1524-1531
Yvoire, France
1306
Mont-de-Marsan, France
14th century
Arras, France
1667-1672
Saint-Tropez, France
1565
Pierrefonds, France
1393
Cheverny, France
1624-1630
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
1661
Vannes, France
14-15th centuries
Angers, France
9th century
Uzès, France
11th century
Poitiers, France
12th century
Chinon, France
12th century
Pau, France
12th century
The stone church of Gamla Uppsala, built over the pagan temple, dates from the early 12th century. Due to fire and renovations, the present church is only a remnant of the original cathedral.
Before the arrival of Christianity in Sweden, Gamla Uppsala was the seat of Swedish kings and a ceremonial site known all over northern Europe. The settlement was home to royal palaces, a royal burial ground, and a great pagan temple. The Uppsala temple, which was described in detail by Adam of Bremen in the 1070s, housed wooden statues of the Norse gods Odin, Thor and Freyr. A golden chain hung across its gables and the inside was richly decorated with gold. The temple had priests, who sacrificed to the gods according to the needs of the people.
The first Christian cathedral was probably built in the 11th century, but finished in the 12th century. The stone building may have been preceded by a wooden church and probably by the large pagan temple.