Our Lady of Reims is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Reims, France, built in the High Gothic style. The cathedral replaced an older church, destroyed by fire in 1211, that was built on the site of the basilica where Clovis I was baptized by Saint Remi, bishop of Reims in 496. That original structure had itself been erected on the site of some Roman baths. The seat of the Archdiocese of Reims, the cathedral was where the kings of France were crowned.The cathedral, a major tourist destination, receives about one million visitors annually.
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