Official website (https://www.albi-tourisme.fr/la-cathedrale-sainte-cecile-albi.html)
Albi Cathedral
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religious church building in Albi, France
Key facts
- Location
- Place Sainte-Cécile, Albi , France
- Denomination
- Catholic Church
- Churchmanship
- Latin
- Status
- Cathedral
- Functional status
- Active
- Architectural type
- church
- Style
- Southern French Gothic
- Length
- 113.5 m (372 ft)
- Width
- 35 m (115 ft)
- Height
- 78 m (256 ft)
- Materials
- red brick
- Province
- Archdiocese of Albi within Ecclesiastical Province of Toulouse
- Official name
- Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi
- Type
- Classé
- Criteria
- Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi)
- Inscription
- 2010 (34th Session )
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
La cathédrale Sainte-Cécile - Albi Tourisme
Sainte-Cécile, la plus grande cathédrale de brique au monde impose des allures de château fort. A qui pousse la porte, une vision saisissante de couleurs,
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- minor basilica
- Named after
- Saint Cecilia
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Albi
- Material used
- brick
- Dedicated to
- Saint Cecilia
- Official website
- www.albi-tourisme.fr/la-cathedrale-sainte-cecile-albi.html
- Image
- Albi Sainte-Cécile.JPG
- Height
- 40
- Width
- 30
- Length
- 113.50
- Patron saint
- Saint Cecilia
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- architectural style
- Gothic architecture
- Commons category
- Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi
- Commons gallery
- Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi
- inception
- 1282-00-00
- native label
- Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi
- street address
- place Sainte-Cécile
- archives at
- Archives nationales
- Christian liturgical rite
- Roman Rite
- Commons Institution page
- Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi
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Encyclopedic overview
The Cathedral of Saint Cecilia of Albi (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi), also known as Albi Cathedral, is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi. First built in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade, the grim exterior resembles a fortress, but the interior is lavishly decorated with art and sculpture, a very ornate choir screen, and walls in bright blues and golds, in the Toulousian or Southern French Gothic style. It was begun in 1282 and was under construction for 200 years. It is claimed to be the largest brick building in the world. In 2010 the cathedral, along with its episcopal buildings, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its unique architecture and the remarkable consistency in its design.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Albi Cathedral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.