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Papal Palace Papal Palace of Avignon, is one of the greatest and important medieval gotic buildings in Europe. The Papal Palace was at the same time papal residence, place of cult, fortress and operations headquarters. The palace came constructed between the 1335 and 1364 on a natural full of rocks outcrop to the extremity north-oriental of the city, dominant the Rodano river. The situated one was occupied previously from the old episcopal palace of the bishops of Avignon. The palace came constructed in two is made main, with two distinguished segments, notices like the Palais Vieux (Old Palace) and the Palais Neuf (New Palace). At the moment of its completion, surface of 2,6 acres occupied one (11,000 m²).  The Old Palace came constructed from Pierre architect Poisson di Mirepoix on instructions of Pope Benedict XII. Austere Benedict made to raze to the ground the old episcopal palace and it made it to replace with a building the much largest one, centralized on a chiostro, heavy fortified against attacking. The greater part of the Palace today is opened the public; it accommodates also a great center for conferences. Cathedral of Notre Dame des Domes The cathedral of Notre Dame des Domes (XII century) is the only Romanesque building entire conserved of the city. The abbey of Saint-Ruf The abbey of Saint-Ruf was founded outside walls to them in age carolingia on a building of more ancient cult and was reconstructed in the 1139 from the canonical ones of the cathedral. The ruins of the Romanesque church, the second half of XII the century remain. The church of Saint-Didier The church of Saint-Didier, entire reconstructed between 1356 and 1359 in navata provenzale gotico style and to only, conserve frescoes of the age. Bridge of Saint-Bénezet  The bridge of Saint-Bénezet second the legend was built up from a young person shepherdesses of Bénezet name for divine order. Completed in 1185 and more times reconstructed, remain today only four arched and one nail head. From the bridge of Avignon it takes to the name the traditional song for children "Sur le pont d'Avignon" ("On the bridge of Avignon"), which describes folk dancing. The bridge of the song is the Saint Bénézet bridge, over the Rhône River, of which only four arches (out of the initial 22) starting from Avignon side remain. Petit Palais The Petit Palais was constructed like residence and becomes therefore archiepiscopal center. Its aspect must puts into effect them to the reconstruction of the 1481-1495, intentional one from the Giuliano archbishop-legacy of the Rovere, future Pope Giulio II. It accommodates a museum of medioevale art (Musée du Petit Palais today). Palace of the Monnaies The palace of the Monnaies is a remarkable example of baroque architecture, built up in 1619. It accommodates the music conservatory today. Palace of Villeneuve-Martignan The palace of Villeneuve-Martignan, constructed between 1741 and the 1753 from architect Jean-Baptiste Franque, accommodates the Museum Calvet (Musée Calvet currently), with collections of paintings and sculptures from the XV to XX the century. |