Cathedrale Saint-Andre

Gothic cathedral where Eleanor of Aquitaine married King Louis VII

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The Roman Catholic cathedral in Bordeaux was originally constructed in the 11th century, though little of this remains today.

Its Royal Gate dates to the 13th century and the main cathedral was built in Gothic style in the 14th and 15th centuries. Its two towers reach an impressive 81 metres in height. A 13-year-old Eleanor of Aquitaine married her first husband, King Louis VII of France, here in 1137.

The cathedral was used to store fodder during the French Revolution, and the building suffered from a devastating fire in the 19th century. All of the furniture was replaced with that taken from other churches.