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Centre historique d'Avignon: Palais des papes

Centre historique d'Avignon: Palais des papes

French culture: Video In French

Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge

In the 14th century, this city in the South of France was the seat of the papacy. The Palais des Papes, an austere-looking fortress lavishly decorated by Simone Martini and Matteo Giovanetti, dominates the city, the surrounding ramparts and the remains of a 12th-century bridge over the Rhone. Beneath this outstanding example of Gothic architecture, the Petit Palais and the Romanesque Cathedral of Notre-Dame-des-Doms complete an exceptional group of monuments that testify to the leading role played by Avignon in 14th-century Christian Europe.

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Avignon, Gothic architecture, monuments, south of France, Palais des papes, French culture, French history
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Material Type:
Learning Object Repository
Date Added to MERLOT:
May 4, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Author:
Unesco World Heritage List
Submitter:
Marie-Anne Visoi
Primary Audience:
Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
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Video
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Languages:
French, English
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