It is believed that the Cathedral of the Holy Savior, the beginning of construction of which dates back to the 12th century, was built on the site of the ancient temple of Apollo. Address: Place Martyrs de la Resistance, 34. Admission is free.
One of the chapels of the temple tells with huge wall frescoes about the life path of a person - from birth to death. There is also a baptismal bowl in the floor of the same period.
Pay attention to the cloister of the Cathedral. This pretty patio dates from the early 12th century. Entrance is only possible with a guide. Guided tour in French. The service is free, donations are welcome.
As the guide explained, since in those days the majority of the population was not literate, and knowledge about God had to be carried to the masses and passed down through generations, such cloisters were built. Each column, each symbol, each curl is not accidental here and carries its own semantic load.
The gallery should be read clockwise, from the beginning of the Old Testament to the end of the New Testament.
Four columns at the corners of the cloister are decorated with carvings depicting the symbols of the four evangelists - Matthew in the form of an angel, Mark in the form of a lion, Luke in the form of a calf, John in the form of an eagle.
One of the chapels of the temple tells with huge wall frescoes about the life path of a person - from birth to death. There is also a baptismal bowl in the floor of the same period.
Pay attention to the cloister of the Cathedral. This pretty patio dates from the early 12th century. Entrance is only possible with a guide. Guided tour in French. The service is free, donations are welcome.
As the guide explained, since in those days the majority of the population was not literate, and knowledge about God had to be carried to the masses and passed down through generations, such cloisters were built. Each column, each symbol, each curl is not accidental here and carries its own semantic load.
The gallery should be read clockwise, from the beginning of the Old Testament to the end of the New Testament.
Four columns at the corners of the cloister are decorated with carvings depicting the symbols of the four evangelists - Matthew in the form of an angel, Mark in the form of a lion, Luke in the form of a calf, John in the form of an eagle.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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