Quimper Cathedral: Distant context view of the spires above the city

It is the seat of the Bishops of Quimper (now Bishops of Quimper-Leon), to the first of whom, Saint Corentin, it is dedicated. The cathedral is notable in that unlike other Gothic cathedrals it slightly bends in the middle to match the contours of its location, and to avoid an area that was swampy at the time of the construction. The construction is 13th through 16th century. The spires were completed in 1850s in a Flamboyant style. Between them, high on the west facade, is an equestrian statue of King Gradlon, the city's mythical 5th-century founder.