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4 unusual facts about Marseille Cathedral


Francesco Laurana

He then went to Marseille, where he built a small chapel in the Cathedral of S. Marie Majeure (1475–81), the first structure in France designed entirely in the Renaissance style.

Marseille Cathedral

Marseille Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille or Cathédrale de la Major) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in Marseille.

The present cathedral, the "Nouvelle Major", was built on an enormous scale in Byzantine-Roman style from 1852 to 1896 on the site used for the cathedrals of Marseille since the fifth century, principally by the architects Léon Vaudoyer and Henri-Jacques Espérendieu (1829-1874).

It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Marseille (formerly the Diocese of Marseille until its elevation in 1948).



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