The cathedral bell tower. Separate from Saint-André Cathedral, this 15th-century bell tower was built to provide the cathedral with a large bell without threatening the structure.
Three bells and a bourdon of Notre-Dame.Still in operation today, Marie, Clémence and Marguerite ring alongside the bourdon or tenor bell Ferdinand-André, installed in 1869 and weighing in at over eight tonnes. At 66 metres tall, Notre-Dame d'Aquitaine looks out over the city of Bordeaux.
The origin of the name. The building is named after Archbishop Pey-Berland (circa 1370-1458) who commissioned the tower, and who was a driving force behind the renewal of the Church in Aquitaine, under control of the Plantagenets at the time.
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