Sainte-Cécile Cathedral

cathedral, Albi, France

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The Sainte-Cécile Cathedral is a significant Gothic cathedral located in Albi, France. Constructed between 1277 and 1512, it is notable for its unique brick architecture and the absence of flying buttresses.1

The cathedral is a prominent landmark in Albi, a city with a rich history that includes being a center of Catharism and the namesake of the Albigensian Crusade. Adjacent to the cathedral is the Berbie Palace, a former archbishop's palace that now houses a museum dedicated to the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who was a native of Albi. The city itself is situated along the Tarn River and is a tourist destination, also known for its manufacturing industries.1

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…architectural glory is the Gothic Sainte-Cécile Cathedral (1277–1512), which was constructed in brick, without flying buttresses. Between the cathedral and the river is situated the red brick Berbie Palace, a 13th-century archbishop’s palace that is now a museum where the works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a native of Albi, are…
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…architectural glory is the Gothic Sainte-Cécile Cathedral (1277–1512), which was constructed in brick, without flying buttresses. Between the cathedral and the river is situated the red brick Berbie Palace, a 13th-century archbishop’s palace that is now a museum where the works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a native of Albi, are…
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