# Interior view [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ARCHITECT, French]() - Date: 1151-1200 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary The cathedral of Coutances incorporated the remains of an earlier Norman cathedral. The choir was gradually renewed from west to east after about 1180. In contrast to the façade, which was only slightly altered, the nave was so extensively restored that it is hardly possible to see that a large part of the Romanesque walls have been retained there. The choir of Coutances, probably begun around 1220, presents a completely new building. View the <a href="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/support/plans/zzzarchi/12c/2/2/coutance.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=400,height=600'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return false">ground plan</a> of the Cathedral of Coutances. ## Related artworks - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Bird's eye view]() - [Burial lantern]() - [Castle]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()