General Information
| Other name(s): | Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
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| Beginning of works: | 1324 |
| Completion: | 1509 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Cathedral |
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Location
| Location: |
Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales (66), Occitanie, France |
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| Coordinates: | 42° 42' 2" N 2° 53' 49" E |
Technical Information
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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.
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1954): La cathédrale Saint-Jean de Perpignan. Presented at: Congrès archéologique de France, CXII session, Le Roussillon, pp. 51-86.
- (1954): Le Dévot Christ de Perpignan. Presented at: Congrès archéologique de France, CXII session, Le Roussillon, pp. 99-102.
- Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse (Tome II-C). Cévennes, Languedoc, Roussillon. Robert Laffont, Paris (France), pp. 118-120.
- (1996): Le guide du Patrimoine: Languedoc, Roussilon. Ministère de la Culture, Hachette, Paris (France), ISBN 9782012423336, pp. 430-434.
- (2012): The Irregular Ribbed Vault of the Sacristy of the Cathedral of Saint-Jean Baptiste in Perpignan. Presented at: Fourth International Congress on Construction History, Paris, 3-7 July 2012, pp. 75-82.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20015285 - Published on:
25/02/2005 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
