"Cathédrales et pouvoir, de la fin du Moyen-Âge à nos jours"

"Cathedrals and power from the late Middle Ages to the present day

"Inherited from the Middle Ages, cathedrals in modern and contemporary times are not only buildings of worship, the seat of a bishop, but also places of power. The symbolic power of these buildings was first appropriated by sovereigns, and then by nations from the French Revolution onwards. This has placed them at the heart of contemporary geopolitical issues, whether wars, ideologies or the affirmation of new nations. From European cathedrals to those in America, Asia and Africa, a global history of cathedrals is taking shape".