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The Palais des Papes (English: Palace of the Popes; lo Palais dei Papas in Occitan) in Avignon, Southern France, is one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe. [1] Once a fortress and palace, the papal residence was a seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century.
Palais des Papes, Avignon, France – used from 1309 to 1377; Palazzo dei Papi, Orvieto, Italy – used from 1262 to 1297; Palace of the Popes in Viterbo, Italy – used from 1257 to 1281; Palace of the Popes in Anagni, Italy – used from 1227 to 1241, 1296 to 1303
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Detail of a drawing by Étienne Martellange dating from the first quarter of the 17th century. The cathedral is at the top left, beyond the Palais des Papes.. Avignon Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon) is a Roman Catholic church located next to the Palais des Papes in Avignon, France.
Named Petit Palais to distinguish it from the Palais des Papes, the original structure was built during the period of the Avignon Papacy by Cardinal Berengar Fredol the Elder around 1318–20. The palace and a few neighbouring buildings were bought on de Frédol's death in 1323 by Cardinal Arnaud de Via , nephew of the reigning Pope John XXII .
In 2011 the most visited tourist attraction was the Palais des Papes with 572,972 paying visitors. [43] The annual Festival d'Avignon is the most important cultural event in the city. The official festival attracted 135,800 people in 2012. [43] A cruise boat at the quay at Avignon. River tourism began in 1994 with three river boat-hotels.
The Palais des papes of Sorgues is the first papal residence built by the Avignon Papacy in the fourteenth century. Its construction was ordered by John XXII and preceded by 18 years the Palais des papes. This luxurious residence had served as a model for the construction of residences of cardinals in Avignon.
The finest Gothic building in Provence was the Palais des Papes in Avignon, which became the residence of the Popes when Pope Clement V moved the Papal Curia to Avignon, a period known as the Avignon Papacy. The Palace was one of the largest and most important buildings in Europe.