Cathedral Notre Dame des Doms (Avignon)

France / Provence-Alpes-Cote-dAzur / Avignon
 cathedral, interesting place, Roman Catholic church
The name of this cathedral "Notre-Dame des Doms" comes from the latin "Domus episcopali" meaning "from the Bishop's house". Historians tend to believe that from the 4th century onward there was here a basilica and close to it the bishop's residence. Destroyed by the Saracens in 731, it was rebuilt and consecrated on October 8, 1111. The present building dates back to the first half of the 12th century. Built in provençal romanesque style, it included only one nave primitively. During the pontificate of John XXII, most of the inner chapels were added. www.cathedrale-avignon.fr/pdf/cathe_anglais.pdf
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In this building

  1. narthex
  2. Chapelle de la Résurrection
  3. nef
  4. Chancel
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avignon_Cathedral
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Coordinates:   43°57'5"N   4°48'27"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago