Strasbourg Cathedral
Strasbourg Cathedral, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg, rises in warm pink Vosges sandstone above the half-timbered houses of the Alsatian capital, its lacy single spire soaring to 142 metres. Completed in 1439, it was the tallest building in the world until the nineteenth century and remains one of the supreme achievements of Gothic architecture, its west front a dazzling screen of tracery, statuary and rose window that Goethe likened to a sublime work of nature.
Within, the cathedral guards two extraordinary marvels: a soaring carved pulpit and the celebrated astronomical clock, a Renaissance masterpiece whose figures parade and strike at midday to the wonder of crowds. The building straddled the contested frontier between France and Germany, changing hands repeatedly, and its survival through the bombardments of successive wars is itself remarkable.
Part of the Grande Ile of Strasbourg inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the cathedral remains an active seat of Catholic worship and the emblem of the city. Visitors climb the platform high on the tower for sweeping views across the Rhine plain toward the Black Forest.
- Annual visitors
- ≈ 4,000,000
- Location
- 48.5817, 7.7508
- Local time
- 00:34 (Europe/Paris)
🕘 Visiting hours
| Mon–Sat | 08:30–17:45 |
| Sun | 14:00–17:15 |
Mon-Sat have a midday break (~11:15-12:45) around midday Mass and the astronomical clock show; Sundays/feast days afternoon only. Free entry.
✨ Saints & blessed venerated here
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The Virgin Mary Saint
Titular patron (Notre-Dame); depicted in west portal Virgin and Child and south transept Coronation of the Virgin.
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Saint Lawrence Saint
Has the Flamboyant Gothic Portal of Saint Lawrence (c.1495-1505) on the north transept depicting his martyrdom.
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Saint John the Baptist Saint
Has a dedicated Romanesque-walled chapel by the apse and appears in north transept stained glass.
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria Saint
Has the Chapel of Saint Catherine with the famous nearly 9-metre stained glass window.
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Saint Andrew Saint
One of the two apse-flanking chapels was dedicated to him, paired with St John the Baptist.
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Saint Peter Saint
Depicted as a column-statue holding the keys on the reverse of the central doors and flanking the Virgin over the transept portal.
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Blessed Alphonse-Marie Eppinger Blessed
Alsatian foundress beatified 2018; her relic is enshrined in the Chapel of Saint Catherine.
Care & donations
Archdiocese of Strasbourg
Donations support the Fondation de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame
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