posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00authored byG. 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.