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General Information

Other name(s): Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Beginning of works: 1324
Completion: 1509
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Cathedral

Location

Location: , , ,
Coordinates: 42° 42' 2" N    2° 53' 49" E
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Excerpt from Wikipedia

Perpignan Cathedral (French:Basilique-Cathédrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan; Catalan:Catedral de Sant Joan Baptista de Perpinyà) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Perpignan in Languedoc-Roussillon. It is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.

The cathedral was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca, and later finished in the 15th century. It replaced the cathedral of Elna, and therefore was at first the seat of the Bishop of Elne, and then, from 1602, of the Bishop of Perpignan–Elne.

Description

The cathedral was built in the Catalan Gothic style, because of its association with the Kingdom of Majorca. It has a wide nave (80 meters long, 18 m wide, and 26 m tall) made of seven cross-vaults, and features a short transept and apse, whose vault features seven keys.

The cathedral's western façade was never finished. When being restored in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Gothic window of the façade was rebuilt, as it had previously been substituted by a simple rectangular opening. The façade also features a portico and clock-tower, which date from the 18th century.

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

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20015285
  • Published on:
    25/02/2005
  • Last updated on:
    28/05/2021
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