The nave of Rodez cathedral, France. - stock photo

Originally rebuilt from scratch in 1276 construction on the cathedral at Rodez was halted for a number of years to the Black Death and the Hudred Years War. It was completed in the early 15th century. A fire devasted the building and it was rebuilt again from 1513 - 1526 under the direction of Antoine Salvan with a new majestic bell tower. The cathedral was completed around 1531.In 1792â??98, Pierre Méchain and Jean-Baptiste Delambre used Rodez Cathedral as the central surveying point for their calculation of the circumference of the earth. This was used in the definition of the metre.The main style of the cathedral is Gothic.