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We went to watch a Mexican movie in Avignon and then we walked around through the Pope's old palace.
In the 14th Century, Rome was considered unsafe as a place for the center of the Church. And when Raymond Bertrand de Got was elected as Pope Clement V, he made the decision to move the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church from the Vatican to Avignon, which was not part of France at the time, but instead was one of the Papal States.
The city is well fortified; the typical medieval wall surrounds it, and the palace inside the walls is huge and magnificent... but unused as an ecclesiastical property since the French Revolution secularized the property. It is now used for concerts, for state events, and for important meetings.
Avignon, a Clash of Popes, batti il tuo avversario e diventa Papa nel medioevo! via www.diggita.it/v.php?id=1577545
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Palais des Papes in Avignon, France is one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe. It is one of many places called the Palace of the Popes.
Avignon became the residence of the Popes in 1309, when the Gascon Bertrand de Goth, as Pope Clement V, unwilling to face the violent chaos of Rome after his election (1305), moved the Papal Curia to Avignon, a period known as the Avignon Papacy. Clement lived as a guest in the Dominican monastery at Avignon, and his successor Pope John XXII set up a magnificent establishment there, but the reconstruction of the old bishops' palace was begun in earnest by Pope Benedict XII (1334-42) and continued by his successors to 1364. wiki
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In extremis, avant la fête, je poste enfin mes premières photos. Bon on commence par la - presque - fin. Avignon la semaine dernière, au coucher du soleil - enfin là le soleil était derrière un nuage:). Avignon donc, sa vielle ville et son palais, dont l'écrasante majesté m'impressionne à chaque fois. Ils savaient comment montrer qui était le patron, à l'époque!
Il ponte di Saint-Bénezet, secondo la leggenda, fu edificato da un giovane pastore di nome Bénezet per ordine divino.
Dapprima il progetto non venne nemmeno considerato dal re cui il pastore aveva chiesto di poterlo costruire, ma infine il re propose di accettare la richiesta di Bénezet a patto che egli riuscisse a spostare un gigantesco masso. L'impresa ebbe buon frutto e il ponte fu edificato.
Completato nel 1185 e più volte ricostruito, ne restano oggi solo quattro arcate e una cappella per via di varie inondazioni. Dal ponte di Avignone prende il nome la tradizionale canzone per bambini Sur le pont d'Avignon. (fonte: Wikipedia)