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Sights * Cathédrale Notre-Dame * Les Grandes Places * Musée Alsacien * Musée Archéologique * Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain * Musée des Beaux-Arts * Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame * Petite France	Cathédrale Notre-Dame A superb example of Gothic architecture, the Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Cathedral of Our Lady) dominates old Strasbourg; its single steeple soars to 466 feet. Built between 1176 and 1439, it stands in a cobbled square on the site of an earlier basilica. A team of masons from Chartres worked on it in the 13th century, creating superb statuary and a harmonious interior, subtly lit by fine stained-glass windows. The main facade, a riot of sinuous, graceful biblical figures and saints, was completed half a century later. A platform constructed in the late 14th century to connect the two towers is reached by 329 stairs. The astronomical clock in the south transept is a huge timepiece with a planetary dial constructed in the 1540s. Its automated figures perform daily at 12:30 (entrance at the south doorway noon-12:20), when the Apostles march before Christ, a cock crows and beats its wings, and the seven ages of man can be seen. The cathedral's loveliest sculpture is the Pilier des Anges (Pillar of the Angels), a wondrously carved pillar entwined with the four evangelists and trumpeting angels, all heralding the Last Judgment. Address: place de la Cathédrale Hours: Cathedral: daily 7-11:30 and 12:40-7. Platform: Mon.-Fri. 9-5:30, Sat.-Sun. 10 -5:30, Apr.-Oct.; Mon.-Fri. 9-4:30, Sat.-Sun. 10-4:30, rest of year. Cathedral closed during Mass Restaurant: Au Bon Vivant Bus: 11, 14, 21, 24; tram A, D Admission: Cathedral free; platform less than €4 ; clock less than €4	COUNTRY France REGION French Riviera CITIES Paris Lyon Nice Strasbourg   Things To Know   Sights   Essential Info   Features MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK Book Info Order Online