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papal palace

Palais des papes d'Avignon
France, Avignon
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papal palace

Palais des papes d'Avignon
France, Avignon
The papal palace was built at the beginning of the 12th century. It served as the residence of the Popes from 1309 to 1377, the reason for the move was the turbulent political situation in Rome. The palace consists of two buildings - the Old Palace, built under Benedict XII, and the New Palace, built under Clement VI. At the end of the 18th century, the palace was plundered, later it housed the stables. In 1906, the authorities restored it, and now the National Museum is located here.
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Traveled 10 months ago
Rating 8
The symbol of Avignon is the largest Gothic palace in the world.
This is one of the most visited attractions of not only Avignon, but all of France. It was built in the period 1335 - 1364. and divided into Palais Vieux (old palace) and Palais Neuf (New Palace). Their total area was 11 thousand square meters. m. Most of the revenues of the papacy went to the construction of the Papal Palace. Avignon became the residence of the Roman dads in 1309. Pope Clement VI bought Avignon from the Count of Provence in 1348 to his property. In Avignon, dads felt noticeably safer than in restless Rome.→
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Traveled 12 years ago
Rating 7
For lovers of historical places
Where is the Papal Palace in Avignon? The fact is that for 69 years the city served as the seat of the popes, from which Clement V, on the orders of Philip IV, moved his residence here from Rome. But even after this period, known as the "Avignon captivity of the popes", until 1409 the city was the residence of many unrecognized popes. The palace consists of two architectural buildings: the Old Palace of Pope Boniface - a real fortress located on an impregnable rock, and the New Palace, which was built under Pope Clement - he loved luxury more than any of the Roman pontiffs.→
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