Troyes Cathedral has no named architect for its early Gothic church. Martin Chambiges redesigned the west front from 1507 in the Flamboyant style. Bishop Garnier de Traînel began the reconstruction after a fire in 1188, and Bishop Louis Reguier resumed work in 1450. The infobox gives groundbreaking in 1208, while the text says 1199 or 1200. The north tower was finished in 1634.
The article describes an early Gothic church with Rayonnant and Flamboyant elements and a Renaissance north tower, built of stone. It is 374 feet (114 m) long, 164 feet (50 m) wide across the transepts and 97 feet (29.5 m) to the vault.
The Treaty of Troyes was signed in the cathedral in 1420. It has been a listed monument since 1862 and survived both world wars without significant harm. It is the seat of the Bishop of Troyes. The article gives no hours.
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