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16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed
Setembre 2023
Dissabte 16
14:00 - 18:00
Diumenge 17
15:00 - 18:00

Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor

9 rue Saint-Castor, 30000 Nîmes
  • Gard
  • Occitanie

Romanesque treasures: discovery of the restored façade and exceptional opening of the chapels

As the only vestige of the Romanesque period, the western façade of the cathedral is the subject of a major restoration project. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to visit the Marty’s Chapel...
16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed
©Ville de Nîmes

As the only vestige of the Romanesque period, the western façade of the cathedral is the subject of a major restoration project. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to visit the chapel of the martyrs and the chapel of the bishops, dating from the seventeenth century, which will be exceptionally open.

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About the location

Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor
9 rue Saint-Castor, 30000 Nîmes
  • Gard
  • Occitanie
Built in the XIth century, the tower of the bell tower is raised(enhanced) of a floor crowned with machicolation in the XVth century. After Michelade of 1567, the cathedral is partly destroyed. Works of reconstruction begin at the end of the XVIIth century with the repair of the facade and end in the XIXth century with that of the inside. On the facade, the frieze telling the Old Testament matters(counts) among the heads - of works of the Romance sculpture in the region. Exceptional opening of the chapels of Evêque, martyrs and of the rosary.
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Édifice religieux, Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire i Monument historique
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