Nîmes Cathedral
Nîmes Cathedral
Nîmes Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor de Nîmes) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Nîmes, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to the local saint Castor of Apt.
It was the seat of the Bishops of Nîmes until 1877, when the name of the diocese was changed, and is still the seat of their successors the Bishops of Nîmes, Uzès and Alès.
The cathedral is believed to stand on the site of the former temple of Augustus. It is partly Romanesque and partly Gothic in style.
Sources
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nîmes Cathedral. |
- Nimausenis.com: History of the cathedral, with photos and additional links (French)
- Photo of the cathedral
- Portal for The Regordane Way (in English and French)
Coordinates: 43°50′18″N 4°21′38″E / 43.83833°N 4.36056°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, March 25, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.