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	Bienvenue à la mairie d'Avignon
		The palace, from Clement VI to Gregory XI
		The palace visit begins at the principal entrance since the time of Clement VI (currently the ticket area), leading into the hall of the Petit Audience, where cases were argued (currently the audioguide distribution area).
		Transferred into the palace of the vice-legation in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it was converted into a barracks in the nineteenth centuries.
	www.avignon.fr /en/musees/palaisen.php (1796 words)

	Palace - LoveToKnow 1911
		The earliest palaces in Egypt are those built in the rear of the Temple of Karnak by Thothmes III.
		The palace of the Hebdomon at Constantinople, and a fragment at Ravenna of Theodoric's work, are all that remain of Byzantine palaces.
		at Grenada, the Escorial and the palace of Madrid; in England, the palace of Whitehall by Inigo Jones, of which only the banqueting hall was built, Windsor Castle, Blenheim, Chatsworth, Hampton Court; and in Scotland, the palaces of Holyrood and Linlithgow.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Palace (408 words)

	Avignon Popes - Provence Beyond
		A severe disagreement between Pope Boniface VIII and France's Capetian King Philip IV, the Fair (kings), led to the election of a French Pope in 1305.
		Pope Clement V moved to Avignon in 1309.
		Jean XXII moved to Avignon because of upheavals in Italy and the troubles in Rome, settling in the Episcopal Palace near the Cathedral.
	www.beyond.fr /villages/avignonpopes.html (457 words)

	Provence-Hideaways
		Pope Boniface VIII wanted to be recognized also as the supreme wordly power (the Unam Sanctam decree), which was rejected by Philippe IV, who even incarcerated the pope for a while.
		Pope Clement VI: 1342—1352, born in 1291 as Pierre Roger in a small village in the Corrèze, a Benedictine monk and doctor of theology.
		Pope Urban V: 1362—1370, born in 1310 as Guillaume Grimoard in Grizac, Languedoc, became a Benedictine monk and one of the most renowned professors of canon law, teaching in Montpellier, Avignon and Paris.
	www.provence-hideaway.com /218.html (2109 words)

	A complete guide to Italy and the italian culture :: Tricolore.Net - Bringing Italians Together
		From the beginning of the 4th Century, when it was given to the Pope by Constantine, the Palace of the Lateran on Piazza San Giovanni in south-east Rome was the principal residence of the Popes, and continued so for about a thousand years.
		The whole of the front of the palace was taken up with the "Aula Concilii", a magnificent hall with eleven apses, in which were held the various Councils of the Lateran during the medieval period.
		The private rooms of the Popes in this palace were situated between this "Triclinium" and the city walls.
	www.tricolore.net /cgi-bin/display_article.html?s=1&a=5 (402 words)

	Palais des Papes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Avignon became the residence of the Popes in 1309, fleeing the violent chaos of Rome.
		The Palais was built between 1335 and 1364 on a natural rocky outcrop at the northern edge of Avignon, overlooking the river Rhône.
		The Palais Vieux was constructed by the architect Pierre Poisson of Mirepoix at the instruction of Pope Benedict XII.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palais_des_Papes (627 words)

	Avignon Papacy - Pope Benoit XIII - Palace of the Popes - Pope Benoit 13
		Avignon Papacy - Pope Benoit XIII - Palace of the Popes - Pope Benoit 13
		Undesirable, Benoit XIII is enclosed in the Popes' Palace.
		The cardinals and the population of Avignon hire a gang of mercenaries from Geoffroy le Meingre.
	www.avignon-et-provence.com /avignon-tourism/popes-avignon/pope-benoit-xiii.htm (462 words)

	Viterbo
		The Palace of the Popes was built during this period (several conclaves were held in Viterbo and four popes are buried in its churches) and in 1276 a Loggia delle Benedizioni (blessings) was built next to the palace.
		Sixtus IV was very keen on establishing the role of the pope as actual ruler of the country: so his coat of arms is at the center of the new Renaissance façade of Palazzo Comunale, the symbol of the municipal authority.
		Pope Paulus III (1534-49) (Alessandro Farnese) was born near Viterbo and he tried to leave to his family a little state having as its capital Viterbo: many towns around Viterbo (Caprarola, Ronciglione, Nepi and the Duchy of Castro) became fiefs of the Farnese.
	www.romeartlover.it /Viterbo.html (738 words)

	Popes & Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch, etc.
		To Roman Catholics, the Pope may be the holiest man on earth, the heir and keeper of the deepest truths of religion.
		The Pope was not the ruler of that Church, but one of the Ecumenical Patriarchs, along with the Patriarchs of Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, and Constantinople.
		Popes from a similiar family, the Medici, are featured in the genealogy of the Medici given with the rulers of Tuscany.
	www.friesian.com /popes.htm (9005 words)

	Ted Marcus' Virtual Light Table: Avignon - Pictures and Travelogue
		Avignon was indeed the home of nine popes and the center of the Catholic Church for most of the 14th century.
		Even without a resident pope, The Palace of the Popes is still the major attraction in Avignon.
		Contemporary with the popes and cardinals is the Fort St-André and its well-preserved gate tower.
	www.tedsimages.com /text/avignon.htm (960 words)

	Rome - The great Pontifical Palace, the Vatican
		When he is about to leave the palace, he admits that he is " completely turned about " in all his ideas of the place, and, in fact, he would find it impossible to give friends at home any accurate description of the vast structure or the relation of its various parts.
		The upper floor of that transverse section forming the extreme northern end of the palace is occupied by the Etruscan Museum and the Hall of the Biga.
		The rows of fine, modern houses between the barracks and the palace, with parapeted roofs, were for a considerable time almost entirely uninhabited, their construction being the result of the building craze which swept over Rome some twenty years ago.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles26/rome-6.shtml (3564 words)

	The Vatican Palace - Residence of the Popes
		The Vatican Palace - Residence of the Popes
		Pope Sixtus V in 1586 planted it in its present location as the witness of the triumph of Christ over ancient paganism.
		The Pope has his desk not far from the sixth window in the second floor, counting from the left.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles26/pilgrimage-12.shtml (402 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Avignon
		During the crusade against the Albigenses the citizens refused to open the gates of Avignon to Louis VIII and the legate, but capitulated after a three months' siege (10 June - 13 September, 1226) and were forced to pull down the ramparts and fill up the moat of their city.
		On the other hand, the execution of the frescoes which are on the interiors of the papal palace and of the churches of Avignon was entrusted almost exclusively to artists from Sienna.
		The memory of St. Eucherius still clings to three vast caves near the village of Beaumont, whither,it is said, the people of Lyons had to go in sea arch of him when they sought him to make him their archbishop.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02158a.htm (1425 words)

	Avignon - Astonishing History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In 1309 when Pope Clement V, a native of Bordeaux was driven Out Of Rome by sedition he established his court at Avignon, influenced by the fact that the neighbouring Comtat Venaissin had belonged to the popes since c.
		In 1348 Pope Clement VI bought it from Queen Joanna I of Sicily for 80,000 gold gulden, and the popes reigned here until Gregory XI was persuaded by St. Catherine of Siena to return to Rome in 1377.
		With the departure of the popes passed the glory and prosperity of Avignon, though city and Comtat continued to be governed by papal legates until 1790.
	www.bonjourlafrance.net /france-city/avignon/avignon_history.htm (633 words)

	AVIGNON
		The Palace lost all its furniture and statues and served as a barrack.
		The Palais de la Monnaie (the Mint Palace) was originally built in honour of Paulus V and its façade is dedicated to his coat of arms.
		The rule of the Popes did not cover Avignon only, but also the nearby countryside (and this before Avignon was bought from the Dukes of Provence), which has always been a distinct entity, known as the "Comtat Venaissin".
	members.tripod.com /romeartlover/Avignon.html (471 words)

	Random Fate: Observations on France Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		This is a fortress that was across the Rhone river from the Palace of the Popes.
		I suspect that it was during the French Revolution that the Palace of the Popes was wrested from the Church.
		The Palace was repeatedly used as military barracks in the 19th century.
	www.randomfate.net /MT/archives/cat_observations_on_france.html (7844 words)

	Welcome Palace of the Popes Vaucluse 84 Cultural Directory tourinfos (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The palace of the Popes is the symbol of the brilliance of the Church on the Christian West in the XIXV-th century, in the course of which the Papacy settles down in Avignon.
		Seven popes succeed one another there, followed by two schismatic popes, before the definitive return of the Papacy in Rome.
		The palace of the Popes is opened all year except December 25 and January 1-st : of 1/04 in 1/11 from 9 o'clock till 19 o'clock (20 hours of 21/08 in 30/09) - of 2/11 in 31/03 9 hours at 12 o'clock and from 14 o'clock till 18 o'clock.
	www.tourinfos.com.cob-web.org:8888 /gb/r0021/d0084/m0001/j0007/p001708.htm (184 words)

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		The Palace of the Popes stands as the mighty symbol of the church’s influence throughout the western Christian world in the 14th century.
		The Popes’ Palace is the biggest Gothic palace in all of Europe (15,000 m2 of floor space, which is the equivalent of 4 Gothic cathedrals).
		A major art exhibit is displayed in the Great Chapel during the summer, and the most prestigious performances of the Avignon Theater Festival, created by Jean Vilar in 1947, are given in the Honor Courtyard of the Popes’ Palace during the month of July.
	www.palais-des-papes.com /anglais/pdpaccueil.html (276 words)

	Rick Steves' Europe: "On the bridge at Avignon, people dance, people dance..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In 1309 a French pope (Pope Clement V) was elected head of the Catholic Church.
		From 1378 on, there were twin popes, one in Rome and one in Avignon, causing a split in the Catholic Church that wasn't fully resolved until 1417.
		The Palace of the Popes in Avignon is two distinct buildings, one old and one older.
	www.ricksteves.com /plan/destinations/france/01avignon.htm (1166 words)

	Avignon monuments : the popes ' palace
		Jean Froissart, poet and contempory chronicler of the era, described the palace as "the most beautiful and biggest house in the world".
		Since the Middle Ages, the richness and brilliance of the pontifical court has faded, but the palace remains, a superb fortress raising its imposing walls to the sky and testifying to the strength of the Supreme Pontiffs, whose power was as much temporal as spiritual.
		It was built between 1335 and 1352, under the pontificates of Benedict XII and Clement VI.
	www.avignon-et-provence.com /avignon-tourism/monuments/popes-palace-avignon.htm (161 words)

	Pope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Pope John Paul II abolished vote by acclamation and by selection by committee, and henceforth all Popes will be elected by full vote of the Sacred College of Cardinals by ballot.
		The Pope's official seat or cathedral is the Basilica of St. John Lateran, and his official residence is the Palace of the Vatican.
		The primacy is therefore regarded primarily as a consequence of the Pope's position as bishop of the original capital city of the Roman Empire, a definition explicitly spelled out in the 28th canon of the Council of Chalcedon.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Pope (5701 words)

	Primitaly - Mini Palace Hotel - Viterbo
		The landscape of the Tuscia viterbese, mutable and rich, proposes natural unique reserves, rich in water and wood, a green countryside with cottages, medieval castle, barns and prestigeous and aristocratic historical centres, whose rocks grasp together to the castellan walls with an ambrace.
		Viterbo is "the city of culture", the city of the Popes;
		evidence of this is given by the abundance of churches, rinascimental palaces, medival tower and funtains, a medieval block surprisingly unspoiled, some university faculties and a rich programme with music, theatre, folk-lore, show, meetings and fairs
	www.primitaly.it /hotel/minipalace/territorio_uk.htm (114 words)

	FORTRESSES OF THE POPES
		During the period when the Popes left Rome for Avignon most of the towns of their Italian possessions fell under the rule of local families as was the case in other parts of central and northern Italy.
		A domain of the Anguillara family, it was reunited to the Papal State in 1469 and Pope Sixtus IV erected in the center of the little town this menacing fortress and left several coats of arms with his oak to remind of the glory of the Della Rovere.
		On the Tiber Valley, immediately north of Monte Soratte this fortress was built by Pope Alexander VI and completed by Julius II who entrusted Antonio da Sangallo (the Elder) with the erection of the octagonal keep.
	members.tripod.com /romeartlover/Fort.html (1041 words)

	Avignon France - Palace of the Popes - Europe for Visitors
		ABOVE: Avignon's Palace of the Popes was the headquarters of the Catholic Church in the 14th Century after the papacy was moved from Rome to France.
		The Palace of the Popes was the highlight of the Viking Burgundy's morning walking tour.
		Unfortunately, most of its original furnishings were lost or burned over the centuries, but some of the rooms are quite impressive: among them, the bedchamber of the popes, whose walls are decorated with 14th Century frescoes of birds, squirrels, hunters, fishermen, and vines against a sky-blue background.
	europeforvisitors.com /cruises/reviews/avignon.htm (401 words)

	Small group adventure tours in France
		Avignon, Palace of the Popes, Rhone River, Arles, ancient Roman amphitheatres, Nimes, Mediterranean coast, Marseille Immerse yourself in the irresistible charms of Provence, the most magical region of France.Over the centuries many historians, artists and epicurians have been beckoned to this paradise on earth.
		The name means 'the Pope's new castle', as back in the 14th century the Pope was said to have a penchant for wine, and his successor, John the 22nd, built a castle in 1316.
		The palace was the residence of the Sovereign Pontiffs during the 14th century and is the biggest Gothic Palace in the world.
	www.languagesabroad.com /adventuretours/iasp.html (1608 words)

	Avignon in Southern France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Palace of the Popes, the residence of the Sovereing Pontiffs during the 14th century, is the biggest Gothic palace in Europe.
		Seven Popes made Avignon their residence during the 14th century because there was too much political turmoil in Italy.
		The papal palace is one of the most widely visited monuments in France with more than 500,000 visitors per year.
	members.aol.com /zolnowsky/avignon.htm (89 words)

	Bienvenue à la mairie d'Avignon
		Avignon owes its international fame to its outstanding buildings, such as the Palace of the Popes, the ramparts, and the Pont d’Avignon, part of children’s lore the world over.
		The magnificent palace, built in the 1300’s, was the symbol of the western Christian world.
		Examples include the Municipal library in a former cardinal palace, the International Congress Centre in part of the Palace of the Popes, the School of Fine Arts in a classic city mansion, University in Sainte-Marthe Hospital.
	www.avignon.fr /en/tourisme/patrimoineen.php (220 words)

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		Although the rooms were stripped of their former grand appearance during army occupation after the popes left Avignon in 1376, it is obvious that a great deal of time, energy and money is being spent on restoration of the complex.
		The walls of the popes’ chamber are painted a brilliant blue and decorated with vines, birds and animals, and the floor tiles resemble those displayed in glass cases.
		Cathedral of Notre-Dame des Doms and the Palace of the Popes
	www.umbc.edu /ancs/travel/france2002/rakerson/HOME.HTM (1982 words)

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