Perpignan Cathedral

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan (français. Cathédrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, català. Catedral de Sant Joan Baptista de Perpinyà) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Perpignan in Languedoc-Roussillon.

The cathedral was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca, and later finished in the 15th century. It replaced the Cathedral of Elna, and therefore the church was at first the seat of the Bishop of Elne, and then, from 1602, of the Bishop of Perpignan.

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The cathedral was built in the Catalan Gothic style, because of its association with the Kingdom of Majorca. It has a wide nave (80 meters long, 18 m wide, and 26 m tall) made of seven cross-vaults, and features a short transept and apse, whose vault features seven keys.

The cathedral's western façade was never finished. When being restored in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Gothic window of the façade was rebuilt, as it had previously been substituted by a simple rectangular opening. The façade also features a portico and clock-tower, which date from the 18th century.Шаблон:Ref

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Jany Red
7 August 2012
Magnifique cathedrale !!! aucun pilier central pour gacher la vue a l'interieur. Cathedrale extremement bien restauree tres belle ! ne partez pas sans avoir ecoute le carillon ! lieu inoubliable
Fabien Ro
31 August 2013
Tres belle cathedrale
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