Cathedral of Notre-Dame

…Town, stands the 11th–12th-century Romanesque cathedral of Notre-Dame, which shows Byzantine influence in its octagonal cupolas and decoration. The adjacent cloister is mainly Romanesque but has Carolingian capitals. On the outskirts of the town a volcanic needle some 260 feet (80 meters) high is crowned by a 10th–11th-century church, Saint-Michel-d’Aiguilhe,…