General Information
| Name in local language: | Cathédrale Saint-Alain |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1255 |
| Completion: | 1300 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Cathedral |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
| Architectural style: |
Southern French Gothic |
| Structure: |
Rib vault |
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 13.80 m | |
| total length | 73 m | |
| length | 58 m | |
| height to key of vault | 28 m |
Materials
| building |
brick
|
|---|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Lavaur Cathedral (French:Cathédrale Saint-Alain de Lavaur) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in the town of Lavaur, Tarn, France. The cathedral is a national monument since 1911.
Until the Concordat of 1801, this was the seat of the Diocese of Lavaur, now held by the Archbishop of Albi.
The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Alan of Lavaur. The present structure dates from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, and has an octagonal bell-tower. A second, smaller square tower contains a 16th-century jaquemart (a statue which strikes the hours with a hammer). In the bishop's garden is the statue of Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases, one of the companions of Napoleon on Saint Helena.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Lavaur Cathedral" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1982): La cathédrale Saint-Alain de Lavaur. Presented at: Congrès archéologique de France, 140ème session, Albigeois, 1982, pp. 325-344.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20009783 - Published on:
02/08/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
