Architecture (Avignon)

Museum of the Small Palace

The building of the Small Palace itself was built in 1317. The history of its appearance is vague: according to one version - it was built for the nephew of Pope John, according to another - it was built...

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• 9 years ago

Lovely Old Town Church

St. Peter's Church

The main building, in the style characteristic of the medieval churches of Avignon, was erected in 1358, and its facade, decorated in the flamboyant Gothic style, dates back to the next century. One of...

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• 9 years ago

Bridge that leads nowhere

Pont Saint-Benézet

According to legend, the bridge was founded by the shepherd boy Benese. He had a divine revelation that a bridge was to be built across the river Rhone. The inhabitants of Avignon reacted to his words...

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• 9 years ago

Main square of the city

Clock Square

Clock Square (Place de l'Horloge) has always been the center of city life. At one time there was a Roman forum, then there was a market, and then a place for public executions. Today it is the square where...

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• 9 years ago

For lovers of historical places

Cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-Dome

Historians tend to believe that already in the 4th century there was a basilica on the site of the Cathedral, not far from which was the residence of the bishop. But soon the basilica was destroyed and...

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• 9 years ago