Aix Cathedral

Aix Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence
Aix Cathedral
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceArchdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
StatusActive
Location
LocationAix-en-Provence, France
Geographic coordinates43°31′55″N 5°26′50″E / 43.53194°N 5.44722°E / 43.53194; 5.44722
Architecture
Typechurch
StyleRomanesque, Gothic
Groundbreaking12th century
Completed16th century
Specifications
Length70 metres (230 ft)
Width46 metres (151 ft)
Website
Official site of the Cathedral

Aix Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence) in Aix-en-Provence in southern France is a Roman Catholic church and the seat of the Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence and Arles. The cathedral is built on the site of the 1st-century Roman forum of Aix. Built and re-built from the 12th until the 19th century, it includes Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic elements, as well as Roman columns and parts of the baptistery from a 6th-century Christian church. It is a national monument of France.


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