Avignon Cathedral
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "check for unknown parameters".Template:Wikidata image
Avignon Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon) is a Roman Catholic church located next to the Palais des Papes in Avignon, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Avignon.
The cathedral is a Romanesque building, constructed primarily in the second half of the 12th century.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The bell tower collapsed in 1405 and was rebuilt in 1425. In 1670–1672 the apse was rebuilt and extended.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The extension led to the destruction of the medieval cloister.[1]
The building was abandoned and allowed to deteriorate during the Revolution, but it was reconsecrated in 1822 and restored by the archbishop Célestin Dupont in 1835–1842.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The most prominent feature of the cathedral is a gilded statue of the Virgin Mary atop the bell tower which was erected in 1859.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The interior contains many works of art. The most famous of these is the mausoleum of Pope John XXII (died 1334), a 14th-century Gothic edifice. It was moved in 1759, damaged during the Revolution, and restored to its original position in 1840.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The cathedral was listed as a Monument historique in 1840.[2] In 1995, the cathedral, along with the Palais des Papes and other historic buildings in the Avignon city center, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its outstanding architecture and its importance during the 14th and 15th centuries.[1]
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Template:Base Mérimée
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Sources
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Further reading
<templatestyles src="Refbegin/styles.css" />
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
External links
Script error: No such module "Side box".
Template:Catholic Church in France Template:Basilicas in France
Script error: No such module "Authority control".