Châlons-en-Champagne, Saint-Étienne
CHALONS

Building Data for Châlons-en-Champagne, Saint-Étienne

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  • Type: Cathedral
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  • Region: Champagne-Ardenne
  • Department: Marne
  • Coords: 48.955, 4.3576
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  • Surveyed: 1977, 1980-83, 1992-98, 2015

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Timeline and building units for Châlons-en-Champagne, Saint-Étienne A 'building unit' is an arbitrary unit of work based on bulk billing techniques used by quantity surveyors. The unit is small enough to provide realistic figures in the small churches without becoming too huge in the large. Six units would pay for one small vaulted bay in an aisle about 3 metres square, or a small first-floor gallery. Such a bay would consist of an external wall with a small window, half of two columns about 3 meters tall, the floor and footings under them and the vault and roof overhead.
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A 'building unit' is an arbitrary unit of work based on bulk billing techniques used by quantity surveyors. The unit is small enough to provide realistic figures in the small churches without becoming too huge in the large. Six units would pay for one small vaulted bay in an aisle about 3 metres square, or a small first-floor gallery. Such a bay would consist of an external wall with a small window, half of two columns about 3 meters tall, the floor and footings under them and the vault and roof overhead.

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gray gray 40
1080		 gray 47
1150		 51
1160		 gray 30
1200		 90
1210		 42
1220		 78
1230		 gray
1050 1080s 1150s 1160s 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s 1250

Phases for Châlons-en-Champagne, Saint-Étienne The building sequence is based on my on-site analysis of the construction history, using the techniques developed on the cathedral of Chartres called toichology, and described in a number of publications. The analysis of some of the smaller churches are more approximate than I would like, and need further analysis. <p>I have used 'phase' rather than 'campaign' to to identify a contiguous zone with similar elements. A campaign would be defined by recognisable breaks and construction joints in the fabric: there may be a number of phases within a campaign. One benefit is that separate programs by subcontractors, such as carvers, may be isolated, which is particularly useful in complex sections, such as portals. <p>Every phase has been assigned to a decade, so there may be more than one phase in a decade. <p>While this is certainly imperfect, it will allow us to explore all the data, including costs, across time. This is an on-going process, so as the data continues to be analyzed, the chronology and costing analysis will be further refined, and the synopsis updated. <p>Clicking on any of the decade graphics will display all buildings that had work being done during that decade.
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The building sequence is based on my on-site analysis of the construction history, using the techniques developed on the cathedral of Chartres called toichology, and described in a number of publications. The analysis of some of the smaller churches are more approximate than I would like, and need further analysis.

I have used 'phase' rather than 'campaign' to to identify a contiguous zone with similar elements. A campaign would be defined by recognisable breaks and construction joints in the fabric: there may be a number of phases within a campaign. One benefit is that separate programs by subcontractors, such as carvers, may be isolated, which is particularly useful in complex sections, such as portals.

Every phase has been assigned to a decade, so there may be more than one phase in a decade.

While this is certainly imperfect, it will allow us to explore all the data, including costs, across time. This is an on-going process, so as the data continues to be analyzed, the chronology and costing analysis will be further refined, and the synopsis updated.

Clicking on any of the decade graphics will display all buildings that had work being done during that decade.
1080

Phase 1 - 1080 [1085] - crypt - 40 Units


Crypt
1150

Phase 2 - 1150 - n tower base - 47 Units


North tower base and level 1
1160

Phase 3 - 1160 - n tower II, III - 51 Units


North tower II, III
1200

Phase 4 - 1200 [1206] - s chapel (d) - 30 Units


South chapel transepts lower walls and dado arcade
1210

Phase 5 - 1210 [1210] - s chapel (c) - 30 Units


South chapel vaults
1210

Phase 6 - 1210 - transepts (a+) - 60 Units


Transepts walls to upper aisles, transept chapel vaults
1220

Phase 7 - 1220 - nave (b) - 42 Units


Nave pier bases and north transept dado probably together
1230

Phase 8 - 1230 [1235] - nave wall (b), n arcade - 78 Units


Nave wall bases, drums and arcade