Lausanne - Cathedral of Notre-Dame

Lausanne's Cathedral of Notre-Dame (Protestant), consecrated by Pope Gregory X in the presence of King Rudolf of Habsburg in 1275, is an Early Gothic building with five towers (central tower, 75 m/246ft high, 1876; a watchman calls out the hours from the bell-cage during the night). The main doorway (16th C.) and the "Apostles' doorway" (13th C.) have very fine sculptured decoration (copies: originals under the rose-window). The restoration work, which has been taking place for years, should be completed by the end of the century.