Avignon Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon)
12th Century - 1425
Architecture
Avignon Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon) is a Roman Catholic church located next to the Palais des Papes in Avignon, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Avignon.
The building was abandoned and allowed to deteriorate during the Revolution, but it was reconsecrated in 1822 and restored by the archbishop Célestin Dupont in 1835–1842.
Baldachin
Architect: Bernini
1624-33
Architecture
The Barberini family of Pope Urban VII commissioned this Baldachin, or ceremonial canopy, for the site of St. Peter's tomb in the Vatican City. It is made of four helical Solomonic columns that twist upward towards four monumental angels who gather beneath a gleaming gold cross resting on an orb in a classic symbol of the triumph of Christianity.
This work of bronze, gilded, and marble is in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
Barcelona Cathedral
Architecture
Barcelona Cathedral is officially known as the “Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia” and is the seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona. The church was dedicated to the patron saint of Barcelona, Saint Eulalia, a young girl who was martyred during the Christian persecution of Roman Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.
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