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787: 778: 742: 751: 760: 46: 796: 622: 769: 679: 717: 808: 473: 469:, the building was expanded to form what is now known as the Palais Neuf. An architect, Jean de Louvres, was commissioned by Clement VI to build a new tower and adjoining buildings, including a 52-metre (171 ft) long Grand Chapel to serve as the location for papal acts of worship. Two more towers and a bridge were built under Innocent VI. Urban V completed the main courtyard (known as the Court of Honor) with further buildings enclosing it. The interior of the building was sumptuously decorated with frescos, tapestries, paintings, sculptures, and wooden ceilings. 824: 552: 515: 690:(room of the stag), on account of the celebrated 14th-century frescoes, depicting courtly hunting scenes, that decorate the walls and vaults. The subject matter, while common in contemporary secular art, is as unexpected in a room supposedly dedicated to study as it is for a room in a papal apartment. The frescoes were probably painted by French artists, who were either highly influenced by Sienese art or assisted by Simone Martini and/or Matteo Giovanetti, both of whom served as Clement's court painter. 450: 297:, the most extravagant of the Avignon popes. Together they form the largest Gothic building of the Middle Ages. It is also one of the best examples of the International Gothic architectural style. The construction design was the work of two of France's best architects, Pierre Peysson and Jean de Louvres, and the lavish ornamentation was the work of two of the best students of the School of Siena (Italy), 1912: 1366: 613:, author of "Dictionnaire raisonnĂ© de l'architecture française du XI au XVI siĂšcle" (Dictionary of French architecture from the 11th to the 16th century), who referred extensively to the Palais, including the thickness and height of its towers, the strength of its crenelated walls, the use of arches for support on its façades and its ability to withstand heavy and drawn-out sieges. 1924: 388: 702:
During conclaves, it was in this room that the cardinals met to elect a new pope. For the occasion, the room was walled and only a small aperture was left open to provide all the necessary food. After each conclave, the temporary walls were destroyed, revealing a vaulted room opening to the rest of
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The Palais is also home to the International Congress Centre, which was established in 1976 and today hosts a large number of events annually. These include congresses, parliaments, symposia, reunions and other gatherings, with the largest room, the 'Grande Audience', able to hold up to 700 guests.
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Despite this, the Palais became obsolete when the papacy found it necessary to return to Rome. The hope of reuniting Latin and Orthodox Christians, along with the achievement of peace in the Papal States in Italy, made the case for returning stronger. Added to that was the strong conviction of both
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when the remaining interior woodwork was cleared away for use of the structure as a stables – the frescos were covered over and largely destroyed – this ensured the shell of the building's physical survival. It was vacated in only 1906, when it became a national museum. It has been under virtually
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Due to its immense size, the Palais was also the place where the general organisation of the Church began to change. It facilitated the centralisation of services and the adaptation of operations in order to suit the needs of the papacy, creating a truly central administration for the Church. The
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Since the chapel is quite limited in space just like the one of Staint Martial, the painter used all avavable space to make the stories of the two saints known. This is why on the ceiling you can see both holy men and their parents, grandmothers who are half-sisters according to the bible and
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chapel, located under the Saint-Martial chapel. In contrast to the local holy figure Martial this chapel is dedicated to John the Baptist as well as John the Evangelist and is sometimes even implied to be a link back to Rome and RomeÂŽs St. John Lateran. In this chapel painted by
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The Palais today is a historical and architectural landmark and primarily a tourist attraction, attracting around 650,000 visitors per annum, putting it regularly in the top ten most visited attractions in France. It also houses a large convention centre and the archives of the
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This room was used primarily as a reception room. Covered with tapestries on starry blue background, there is actually nothing left of these decorations. Indeed, a fire destroyed the palace in the 14th century: many parts have been restored or rebuilt.
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broke out in 1789 it was already in a bad state when it was seized and sacked by revolutionary forces. In 1791 it became the scene of a massacre of counter-revolutionaries, whose bodies were thrown into the Tour des Latrines in the Palais Vieux.
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With 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft) of floor space, the Palais is the largest Gothic palace in all of Europe and, due to its many architectural merits, one of the most important in the world. These merits were highlighted by
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therefore ad strong familiar bonds between the two saints. The nord and east walls are filled with the stories of John the Babtist while John the Evangelist resides over the south and west walls of the 5,6 m x 5,3 m and 10 m high chapel.
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In addition, the papal library housed in the Palais (the largest in Europe at the time with over 2,000 volumes), attracted a group of clerics passionate in the study of "belles-lettres", amongst them the founder of
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Transformationen des ErzÀhlraums. Matteo Giovannettis Fresken in der Johanneskapelle des Papstpalastes in Avignon translated to Transformation in the space of storytelling. Matteo Giovannettis Frescos in St. Johns
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occupied Avignon. The building remained in the hands of antipapal forces for some years – it was besieged from 1410 to 1411 – but was returned to the authority of papal legates in 1433.
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a mere puppet of Philip who only lasted eight months, Avignon would become the residence of succeeding pontiffs in 1309, when the Gascon Bertrand de Goth, as
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French state for use as a military barracks and prison. Although it was further damaged by the military occupation, especially under the anti-clerical
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Rom im Exil. Die fiktiven RĂ€ume des Matteo Giovanetti in Avignon translated to Rome in Exile. The fictional rooms of Matteo Giovanetti in Avignon
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made Avignon their home until 1403. The latter was imprisoned in the Palais for five years after being besieged in 1398 when the army of
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Raymond Dugrand et Robert Ferras, article Avignon, in La Grande EncyclopĂ©die, T. III, p. 1354–1355, Éd. Larousse, Paris, 1972,
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Du vandalisme en France – Lettre à M. Victor Hugo, Charles de Montalembert, Revue des Deux Mondes, tome 1, janv. – mars 1833
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perspective construction and developed fictitious rooms and places that are more illusionistic than any pictures before them
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that the seat of the papacy could only be the tomb of St Peter. Despite strong opposition from the Court of France and the
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set up a magnificent establishment there, but the reconstruction of the old bishops' palace was begun in earnest by
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and many cardinals. It retained, however, a "work of destruction" aspect that French poets and writers such as
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have referred to over the centuries, with its powerful sense of beauty, simplicity, grandeur and immortality.
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worked there in 1344 and 1345. The reading direction of the painting should be made from top to bottom.
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In the following centuries, the Palais lost all of its former glory, despite serving as the seat of two
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The Palais des Papes regularly hosts art exhibitions. The tradition began in 1947, when the art critic
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The Palais Vieux was constructed by the architect Pierre Poisson of Mirepoix at the instruction of
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during the 14th century. Six papal conclaves were held in the Palais, leading to the elections of
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The Palais regularly serves as an exhibition centre. The first major exhibition was initiated by
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11 – "tour d'angle" (angle tower) or "tour des Grands Dignitaires" (great dignitaries' tower) (
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Although the Palais remained under papal control (along with the surrounding city and
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The courtyard of the Palais des Papes is a central performance location during the
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
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See "Szczesny. Métamorphoses méditerranéennes", p. 7 (preface by Cécile Helle)
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2 – "tour des Latrines" (lavatory tower) or "de la Glaciùre" (icehouse tower)
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The popes departed Avignon in 1377, returning to Rome, but this prompted the
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for its outstanding architecture and historical importance for the papacy.
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6 – "tour des Anges" (angels' tower) or "tour du pape" (Pope's tower)
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The studium, or private study of Clement VI, is commonly called the
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relates through painting the main parts of Saint Martial's life.
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Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and
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Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)
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The Palais is actually two joined buildings: the old palais of
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Prehistoric sites and decorated caves of the VĂ©zĂšre valley
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Located on the second level of the Saint-Jean tower, the
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The Grand Chapel, where the Avignon popes worshipped.
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The palace's groundbreaking began in AD 1252. Under
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The Palais des Papes and its towers – from the east
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Index

Palais des papes

Tour Philippe-le-Bel
Avignon
43°57â€Č03″N 4°48â€Č27″E / 43.9508°N 4.8075°E / 43.9508; 4.8075
Gothic
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Avignon Bridge
session
228
Europe and North America
English
Occitan
Avignon
Southern France
medieval
Gothic
seat
Western Christianity
Benedict XII
Clement VI
Innocent VI
Urban V
Gregory XI
Benedict XIII
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
Benedict XII
Clement VI
Simone Martini

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