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Aix Cathedral: Detail, main Gothic portal

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
The seat of the Archbishop of Aix. It is built on the site of the 1st century Roman forum of Aix. Built and re-built from the 12th until the 19th century, it includes Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic elements, as well as Roman columns and parts of the Merovingian baptistery from a 6th century Christian church. It is a national monument of France. The interior has a double nave and houses the masterpiece by Nicolas Fromen, the Burning Bush Triptych.

History

Alt Title

Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

Aix-en-Provence +43.531944+5.447222 Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Romanesque', 'Gothic (Medieval)']

Rights Statement

To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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