posted on 2018-11-09, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
A Roman Catholic church in Avignon, France. A Romanesque building, constructed primarily in the second half of the 12th century. The building was abandoned and allowed to deteriorate during the Revolution but was reconsecrated in 1822. The most prominent feature of the cathedral is a gilded statue of the Virgin Mary atop the bell tower which was erected in 1859. The cathedral's basic style in provençal Romanesque, with touches influenced by Greek and Roman architecture and later embellishments in the Gothic and baroque traditions.
History
Alt Title
Avignon Cathedral
Date Modified
2019-11-06
Spatial Coverage
Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |+43.94834+4.80892|Avignon
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910|
Cultural Context
['Twelfth century ', '19th century', 'Romanesque']
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.