Aix Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence | |
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![]() Aix Cathedral | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Aix-en-Provence, France |
Geographic coordinates | 43°31′55″N 5°26′50″E / 43.53194°N 5.44722°E |
Architecture | |
Type | church |
Style | Romanesque, Gothic |
Groundbreaking | 12th century |
Completed | 16th century |
Specifications | |
Length | 70 metres (230 ft) |
Width | 46 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.