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Sainte-Cecile Cathedral of Albi
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Cathedral in Albi, France
The Cathedral of Saint Cecilia of Albi, also known as Albi Cathedral, is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi.
Address: 5 Bd Général Sibille, 81000 Albi, France
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 10 AM
Phone: +33 5 63 38 47 40
Sainte-Cécile Cathedral in Albi was built in the thirteenth century following the suppression of the Albigensian Heresy, centered in Albi, to convey the ...
Christophe Moucherel endowed the cathedral in the 16,40th century with an instrument of extraordinary dimensions (15,30m wide – 3500m high, more than 4 pipes, ...
Between the cathedral and the river is situated the red brick Berbie Palace, a 13th-century archbishop's palace that is now a museum where the works of Henri de ...
Cathedral Sainte-Cécile d'Albi stands on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Tarn and is the largest brick building in the world. The first brick was laid in 1282, ...
The cathedral was dedicated to Saint Cécile, Roman martyr of the 5th century. Cathédrale Sainte Cécile 5 Boulevard Sybille, 81000 Albi tel : 05 63 43 23 43
This imposing-looking church was built as a signal of power after the Albigensian Crusade, an early 13th century war the Catholic Church waged against the ...
Mar 11, 2021 · It dates back to the 13th century. Once crossed the canopy (southern entrance to the cathedral), grandiose porch, the only stone element of the ...
Earlier cathedrals and churches stood in the same location from the 5th century but the current cathedral was built between the 13th and 16th centuries, in the ...
