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Albi Cathedral ✢ Exterior ✢ Interior ✢ Last Judgement Fresco ✢ Southern French Gothic Architecture

• Become a patron and keep my quest to document French heritage up and running:   / danshachar   • For printable wall art of Albi Cathedral's interior click these links: https://www.etsy.com/listing/76988043... and https://www.etsy.com/listing/86245877... • For printable wall art of Albi Cathedral's Choir: https://www.etsy.com/listing/76964089... • For a printable gallery of set of 4 prints of black and white Albi Cathedral's angels: https://www.etsy.com/listing/86148407... • For printable wall art of France: https://www.etsy.com/shop/InstantPhot... The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Cecilia, also known as Albi Cathedral, is the most important Catholic building in Albi, France and is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi. First built as a fortress in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade; work begun in 1282 and the structure was under construction for 200 years, it is claimed to be the largest brick building in the world. In 2010 the cathedral was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Southern French Gothic cathedral was constructed in brick between 1282 and 1480 in the wake of the crusade against Catharism, a heterodox non-trinitarian dualist movement with an episcopal see at Albi around 1165. Pope Innocent III initiated a crusade to extinguish Catharism in southern France, with great loss of life. In the aftermath of the crusade, the cathedral's dominant presence and fortress-like exterior made of brick were intended to demonstrate the authority of the Catholic Church and to protect its sanctuary by thick walls. The instigator of the cathedral's construction was Bernard de Castanet, Catholic Bishop of Albi and Inquisitor of Languedoc. The cathedral is built in the Southern French Gothic style. As suitable building stone is not found locally, the structure is built almost entirely of brick. Notable architectural features include the bell-tower (added in 1492), which stands 78 metres (256 ft) tall, and the doorway by Dominique de Florence (added circa 1392). The nave is the widest Gothic example in France at 18 metres (59 ft). The interior lacks aisles which are replaced by rows of small chapels between brick internal buttresses, making Albi a hall church. Compared with regular Gothic, the buttresses are almost entirely submerged in the mass of the church. The principal entry is on the south side through an elaborate porch entered by a fortified stair, rather than through the west front, as is traditional in France. The elaborate interior stands in stark contrast to the cathedral's military exterior. The central choir, reserved for members of the clergy, is surrounded by a rood screen with detailed filigree stone work and a group of polychrome statues. Below the organ, a fresco of the Last Judgement, attributed to unknown Flemish painters, originally covered nearly 200 m2 (the central area was later removed). The frescoes on the enormous vaulted ceiling comprise the largest and oldest ensemble of Italian Renaissance painting in France. The cathedral organ, the work of Christophe Moucherel, dates from the 18th century. Attribution: Music "Great Expectations" by Kai Engel Available at freemusicarchive.org https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ka... Under CC BY license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music "Daylight (PON II)" by Kai Engel Available at freemusicarchive.org https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ka... Under CC BY license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music "Mercy" by Kai Engel Available at freemusicarchive.org https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ka... Under CC BY license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music "Brand New World" by Kai Engel Available at freemusicarchive.org https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ka... Under CC BY license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... © 2020 Dan Shachar. All rights reserved. #CathédraleAlbi #France #Heritage #Medieval #MiddleAges #Patrimoine #Occitanie #Cathar #CatharCountry #CroisadeDesAlbigeois #AlbigensianCrusade #Symbolism