Cathedral of Our Lady of the Doms
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Doms (Notre Dame-des-Doms-Cathedral), Avignon, France. The name of this cathedral comes from the Latin Domus episcopalo meaning "from the Bishop's house." Historians tend to believe that from the 4th century onward there was a basilica here and close to it the bishop's residence. Destroyed by the Saracens in 731, it was rebiult and consecrated on October 8, 1111. Built in the provencal romanesque style, it included only one nave originally. During the pontificate of John XXII (1316-1334), most of the inner chapels were added. The choir was rebuilt in 1670 and the steeple which had crumbled down in 1405 was rebuilt in 1425. Its largest bell weighs over 9 tons. The gilded statue of the Virgin dominating the church, made of embossed lead and weighing 4.5 tons was erected in 1859. The baroque galleries were sculpted by Pierre Peru in 1672.
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Doms
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Doms (Notre Dame-des-Doms-Cathedral), Avignon, France. The name of this cathedral comes from the Latin Domus episcopalo meaning "from the Bishop's house." Historians tend to believe that from the 4th century onward there was a basilica here and close to it the bishop's residence. Destroyed by the Saracens in 731, it was rebiult and consecrated on October 8, 1111. Built in the provencal romanesque style, it included only one nave originally. During the pontificate of John XXII (1316-1334), most of the inner chapels were added. The choir was rebuilt in 1670 and the steeple which had crumbled down in 1405 was rebuilt in 1425. Its largest bell weighs over 9 tons. The gilded statue of the Virgin dominating the church, made of embossed lead and weighing 4.5 tons was erected in 1859. The baroque galleries were sculpted by Pierre Peru in 1672.