Southern French Gothic
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Southern French Gothic, or Meridional Gothic, is a specific and militant style of Gothic architecture developed in the South of France, especially in the Toulouse region. It arose in the early 13th ce
Albi Cathedral (begun 1282)
The Convent of the Jacobins in Toulouse (begun 1230, rebuilt 1245–92)
Bell Tower of the Jacobins of Toulouse, illustration from the Dictionary of Viollet-le-Duc
Nave of the Toulouse Cathedral
Albi Cathedral
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The Cathedral of Saint Cecilia of Albi, also known as Albi Cathedral, is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi. First built in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade, the grim exterior resembl
Southern French Gothic
…masterpiece as "palm tree", because the veins gush out of the smooth shaft of the column like palm trees. Another jewel of Southern French Gothic, the cathedral of Albi took two centuries to build, from 1282 to 1480, but it was to be completed by 1390. Its unusual dimensions for a Southern French Gothic building (interior…
View of Albi Cathedral
Vestige of a Romanesque portal
The Romanesque walls of the collegiate of Saint Salvy
Remains of the cloister of the previous Romanesque cathedral