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Cahors Cathedral: View of the side elevation, perpendicular to the main entry facade

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
The church was built by bishop Gerard de Cardaillac in the 11th century, over a church erected in the 7th century by St. Didier of Cahors and completed around 1135. The altar was consecrated by Pope Calixtus II on September 10, 1119. The altar stood within a giant hemicycle with three radiating chapels, to which was added a nave composed of two domed bays, each 20 x 20 m, the largest in France. The church, located in the city's centre, has the sturdy appearance of a fortified edifice: at the time, the local bishops were in fact also powerful feudal lords in their role as counts and barons of Cahors. The fa\u00E7ade was renovated in 1316-1324 by Guillaume de Labroue, cousin of Pope John XXII.

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Alt Title

Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Cahors

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

Cahors +44.447222+1.443056 Cahors, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

Romanesque

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

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