The Cathedral of Saint Ceciliaof Albi(French: Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi), also known as Albi Cathedral, is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi. First built in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade, the grim exterior resembles a fortress, but the interior is lavishly decorated with art and sculpture, a very ornate choir screen, and walls in bright blues and golds, in the Toulousian or Southern French Gothic style. It was begun in 1282 and was under construction for 200 years. It is claimed to be the largest brick building in the world.[1] In 2010 the cathedral, along with its episcopal buildings, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its unique architecture and the remarkable consistency in its design.[2][3]
^"Episcopal City of Albi". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
The Cathedral of Saint Cecilia of Albi(French: Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi), also known as AlbiCathedral, is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop...
Albi (French pronunciation: [albi] ; Occitan: Albi [ˈalβi]) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river...
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Albi had the skill to place the buttresses inside the wall, giving them a cylindrical shape towards the outside. Nave of the Toulouse CathedralAlbi Cathedral...
library Pierre-Amalric in Albi, France. This manuscript comes from the chapter library of the Sainte-Cécile AlbiCathedral. The Albi Mappa Mundi was inscribed...
Nevers Cathedral (1211–1331) AlbiCathedral in southwest France (1282–1480), built of brick Polychrome nave of AlbiCathedral (1282–1480) The Palm Tree of...
as "noble and subtle". Maufe was influenced by continental cathedrals, notably AlbiCathedral in France, and favoured clean modern design in a Gothic Revival...
region, the "Foraine" brick has kept the same large and flat format. The AlbiCathedral (France) was built using "Foraine" bricks. The old brick house at Taipei...
the tallest cathedral is Cologne Cathedral (157.4 m) in Cologne, Germany. The tallest Eastern Orthodox, as well as the tallest domed cathedral, will be People's...
reduced, in other Catholic countries, with exceptions like Toledo Cathedral, AlbiCathedral, the church of Brou in Bourg-en-Bresse; and also in monasteries...
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of Albi). Nomination document produced by French state for inscription on the world heritage list, p. 875, chapter comparing the Cathedral of Albi with...
Halberstadt Cathedral is not flanked by Mary and John, but by two angels. On the supporting beam of the triumphal cross in Lübeck Cathedral there is also...
they were bought by Jean-Baptiste Nualard, a canon of AlbiCathedral, for one of the cathedral's chapels. However, they were split up after 1795 and only...
of cathedrals in France and in the French overseas departments, territories and collectivities, including both actual and former diocesan cathedrals (seats...
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A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra (Latin for 'seat') of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate...
Saint Sigolena of Albi (fl. 7-8th. c.) was an Albigensian deaconess and saint from Albi, France. Sigolena was born into a noble family of Aquitaine. Upon...
to have been St Denis, in France in the 1140s by scholarly consensus). Cathedrals in their cityscapes At the end of the 12th century, Europe was divided...
can be found at Caudebec, France. AlbiCathedral - Tierceron vault Chapel Notre-Dame de Bon Secours, Noyon Cathedral - Lierne vault Chapel Royal, Hampton...
The Archdiocese of Albi(Latin: Archidioecesis Albiensis–Castrensis–Vauriensis); (French: Archidiocèse d'Albi–Castres–Lavaur) is a Latin archdiocese of...
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