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General Information

Other name(s): Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Arnoux
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Cathedral

Location

Location: , , ,
Coordinates: 44° 33' 29.16" N    6° 4' 41.02" E
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Excerpt from Wikipedia

Gap Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Arnoux de Gap) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France. It is a national monument, and is the seat of the Bishop of Gap and Embrun.

The current cathedral was built between 1866 and 1905 in Neo-Gothic style by architect Charles Laisné on the site of a former mediaeval cathedral.

History

The original cathedral on the site was built around the 5th century on the ruins of a Roman temple to the God Apollo. Over the years several buildings stood at the same spot. Forty-one different types of stone were chosen for the construction, showing Byzantine influence. Roman and Gothic styles were also chosen, as was common during this era for a somber and harmonious feeling at the same time.

The clock tower stands at 64 meters high and contains four clocks.

Consecrated on September 2nd, 1895, the day of Saint-Arnoux, who was Bishop of Gap during the 11th century and is the patron saint of the Gap. The cathedral was classified as a Historical Monument on August 9th, 1906.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Gap Cathedral" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • Structure-ID
    20018805
  • Published on:
    01/12/2005
  • Last updated on:
    16/05/2015
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