An admirable 13th Century chevet prepares the visitor for the vertiginous views of the vaults 48 metres up. This cathedral is one of the masterpieces of Gothic art in northern France. It is lit by wonderful windows that illuminate the 58-metre ..

The nave and transept are Romanesque, and their sobriety contrasts with the architectural richness of the choir stall that was rebuilt in 1500 in a flamboyant style and used as a school. The windows of the choir stall are some of the most beautiful..

In the former episcopal palace, there are collections of wood and stone sculptures, and a presentation of tapestries left to the cathedral. Archaeological finds, Beaux-Arts, decorative arts and local ceramics accompany a series of Corot landscapes.

The young Beauvais woman Jeanne Lainé made her name in 1472 by fighting off attackers with a hatchet. She went down in history as Jeanne Hachette and had a statue erected in her honour opposite the 18th C town hall, which is lit up at night.

Some ruins of this collegiate can be seen on the corner of Rue Saint-Pierre.

Il subsiste quelques ruines des remparts de Caesaromagus derrière la galerie nationale de la Tapisserie.

The National Tapestry Gallery is housed in a low building in the cathedral and houses regularly renewed exhibitions giving an overview of French tapestry from the 15th C to present day.

This 15th C house of François I was transferred from Rue Oudry to its current position.

The former episcopal palace can be reached by a fortified bridge dating back to the 14th C, flanked by two large towers. At the end of the courtyard, the palace houses the Musée Départemental de l'Oise, which was burned down by the Bourguignons in 14..

Housed in the old town abattoirs in 1989, this National Tapestry Factory belongs to the State and has ten horizontal looms where heddle setters work from artists' sketches placed on the reverse of the tapestry and monitor their own work using mirrors..

The restored church in this village that became a suburb of Beauvais stands on raised ground from which the gigantic cathedral can be seen 2km away. A painting by Corot from 1866 and now in the Louvre, made this church famous.