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	Palais des Papes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		The majority of the Palais is now open to the public; it also houses a large convention centre and the archives of the départment of Vaucluse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palais_des_Papes (583 words)

	Avignon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1348 Pope Clement VI bought it from Queen Joanna I of Sicily for 80,000 gold gulden, and it remained a papal possession until 1791, when, during the disorder of the French Revolution, it was incorporated with France.
		They were not, however, particularly strong fortifications; the Popes relied instead on the immensely strong fortifications of their palace, the "Palais des Papes".
		The Notre Dame des Doms cathedral is located in the heart of Avignon, near the Palais des Papes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Avignon (1016 words)

	Bienvenue à la mairie d'Avignon
		The east side is dominated by the facades of the Palais des Papes and the Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms.
		Along with the construction of the bridge and ramparts, the erection of the Palais de la Commune in the beginning of the thirteenth century was a symbol of the city’s independence.
		This Palais de la Commune (small urban locality) was a palace of the comtat (region) after the fall of the commune in 1251, and until the Pope purchased the city in 1348.
	www.avignon.fr /en/visites/visite1en.php (2356 words)

	Avignon, european city of culture
		The Palais des Papes (Papal Palace), the legendary " Pont d'Avignon" (Bridge at Avignon), and the Festival draw every year in the city thousands of visitors, very interested in history and culture.
		Pape Innocent VI has built in the 14th century this surrounding walls of 4,2 kms as well to protect the city against of flood of the Rhône River as to the attacks.
		High historic place, as well from the touristic and cultural point of view, the Palais des Papes (Papal Palace) - (Classified by UNESCO), after passing proudly the centuries is crowned with an universal reputation and always surprises with its dimensious, splendour and complexity of its architecture, the world wide tourists.
	www.provence-taxi-tourisme.com /Avignon/Eng_Avignon.htm (1032 words)

	Bienvenue à la mairie d'Avignon
		When Clement V, the first Avignon Pope, established his quarters in the large Couvent des Prêcheurs, he thought that the pappal residency on the banks of the Rhône would be temporary.
		Then the construction of additional spaces were entrusted to Jean de Louvres (originally form the Paris region), with whom the Pope was close.
		Crossing the Porte du Pape one enters the unique and immense nave of the Chapelle Clémentine, serving as the Cardinals'revesterie at the south end.
	www.avignon.fr /en/musees/palaisen.php (1796 words)

	Avignon Holiday Resorts - France - Avignon Travel Guide
		Piercing the skyline are the beautiful spires of the Palais des Papes, and along the cobbled streets are countless richly decorated buildings, ancient churches, and spectacular monuments and museums.
		The château was the pope’s summer retreat from the Palais and although all that remains are the foundations and two outer walls, it is still an imposing sight and a wonderful viewpoint.
		Palais des Papes : Towering over Avignon the imposing Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes) is the symbol of the city’s medieval power. The palace consists of the ascetic Old Palace, commissioned by Benedict XII, and the extravagant Gothic New Palace of Clement VI.
	www.wordtravels.com /Resorts/France/Provence/Avignon (1234 words)

	Avignon Travel Guide
		Its key attractions are world class, with the Palais des Papes and famous Pont d'Avignon drawing vast numbers of visitors, and yet the city preserves a small-town atmosphere that supports its identity as gateway to the Provence region.
		Outside the Palais, on a bluff to the north, are the gardens of Rocher des Doms which afford magnificent views over the Rhône, Pont d'Avignon and the historic centre.
		Housed in a 14th century Archbishop's Palace, the Petit Palais holds an impressive collection of medieval art, ranging from Italian and Avignon Romanesque paintings to Gothic sculpture.
	www.avignone.com (2022 words)

	Palais des Papes
		The Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes) in Avignon, France is one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe.
		Jean de Louvres was commissioned by Clement VI to build a new tower and adjoining buildings.
		Although the Palais remained under papal control (along with the surrounding city and Comtat Venaissan) for over 350 years afterwards, it gradually deteriorated despite a restoration in 1516.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/palais_des_papes (580 words)

	Avignon's Key Attractions - Travelers Digest
		It is best for visitors to make a trip to the Palais des Papes in the afternoon, when it is cooler and there are fewer tourists.
		Located on the northern end of place du Palais, the Little Palace Museum was a bishop’s and an archbishop’s palace, during the 14th and 15th centuries.
		Spanning the two channels of the River Rhône and the island in between (Ile de la Barthelasse), the bridge was built between 1177 and January 1185.
	www.travelersdigest.com /avignon_key.htm (736 words)

	Bienvenue à la mairie d'Avignon
		Plans to install a museum in the Palais des Papes extend back to the nineteenth century.
		Whether it was to house municipal collections, like those of the Musée Calvet and the library (C.1860), to initiate, a " Pantheon of Provence " as Frédéric Mistral pledged (c.1895), or to create an historical museum, no project was confirmed until the beginning of the twentieth century.
		This locution, uttered by Dr. Colombe, Conservator of the Palais from 1919-47, shows the extend to which the Musée du Vieil Avignon was conceived to commemorate the vast edifice and the Avignonnais papacy.
	www.mairie-avignon.fr /en/musees/vielaven.php (677 words)

	City guides - Travel - Virgin.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Avignon, situated in the heart of the Vaucluse region in the south of France, is famed for two celebrated attractions – Le Palais des Papes (Popes’; Palace) and Pont St Bénezet (the bridge made famous in the ditty ‘Sur le pont d’Avignon, on y danse, on y danse…’).
		The Palais des Papes marks the skyline with its graceful and ornate spires, an exterior more awe-inspiring than anything inside.
		Most date from the 14th century, when Avignon became the centre of Christendom and the Palais des Papes was home to a series of seven popes, often more interested in plotting and partying than religion.
	cities.virgin.net /City.jsp?City=avi (453 words)

	Provence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Its most dominant feature, the huge Palais des Papes was built when Pope Clement V in 1309 decided to move the papacy from Rome, because of insecurity there, to Avignon.
		The famous palm-studded ‘Promenade des Anglais’, running right along the sea front, was built in the 1830’s with funds raised by the English colony, and still has the palatial hotels built during ‘La Belle Epoque’, such as the ‘Negresco’, classified as an historic monument, and the ‘Wesminter’ and ‘Escelsior’.
		One of the islands is the barren Ile de Levant, which is the oldest naturist colony in France, it is closed to the general public.
	manstouch.com /travel/provence.html (3618 words)

	Hôtel Mercure Avignon Cité des Papes in Avignon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This city-centre hotel is a member of the Mercure chain, a worldwide network of over 500 hotels, all of which provide a consistently high standard of comfort with a touch of individuality.
		The 73 rooms all have a view of the Palais des Papes, and all are air-conditioned with private bathroom and WC.
		No private parking at the hotel, but some spaces are reserved for the hotel's clients in the 850-space public car park "Parking du Palais des Papes" nearby.
	www.drive-alive.co.uk /holidayplanner/hotel.asp?hotelid=820 (226 words)

	ICLP 2004
		Avignon Grand Hotel, facing the old city ramparts, is a short walk from the lively Place de l'Horloge, the Papal Palace, the train station, and most of the city's many museums.
		In the heart of Avignon and its myriad quaint cobbled streets, a stone's throw from the Palais des Papes, the Hotel de l'Horloge offers a charm all its own, with sunny rooms promising an exceptionally relaxing stay.
		In the heart of Provence, a modern building with 73 rooms in the city centre between the Palais des Papes Square and the Clock Square (theatre, opera).
	www.iclp2004.org /hotels.php (384 words)

	Châteauneuf du Pape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		We will leave Marseilles in an air-conditioned bus to Châteauneuf du Pape, which is the prestigious name given to the southern part of the Rhône Valley.
		Behind the walls of the Cité des Papes, history is never far away; you feel it while walking its narrow streets lined with high cardinal mansions, pushing heavy wooden doors or scattering into yards and inner gardens.
		The Palais des Papes is an essential page in the history of the Occident; every summer it offers major exhibits such as Botero in 1993, Dubuffet in 1994, Picasso in 1995, Rodin in 1996.
	www.agecon.uga.edu /~wacra/chat.htm (280 words)

	Around the World with Wes and Masami - Around the World Travelogue by Wes and Masami Heiser with Journal Photographs ...
		The culturally inclined have the Palais des Papes, built in the 14th century to house the Pope during time of turmoil in Rome http://www.palais-des-papes.com.
		Lights illuminating the Palais des Papes are mounted on the side of the hotel and keep the hotel rooms as bright as day all night long.
		The remains of the Château des Baux is perched on the highest point of a large rock that supports the entire town of Les Baux.
	www.atwtravel.net /doc/english/journal/france/avignon.htm (791 words)

	Stars & Stripes
		One of their lasting contributions to the city is the Palais des Papes, or Popes’ Palace.
		Beyond the cathedral is the Rocher des Doms, a garden built on a terraced bluff with a fantastic view overlooking the countryside, the river and the Pont St.
		Admission: Entrance to the Palais des Papes costs 7.50 euros for adults and 3 euros for children from Nov. 1 to March 14; and 9.50 for adults and 4 euros for children from March 15 to Oct. 31.
	www.stripes.com /article.asp?section=103&article=26001&archive=true (948 words)

	CNTraveller.com
		La Mirande, which stands opposite the Palais des Papes, was described by Le Figaro as 'place of pilgrimage' for discerning travellers.
		The massive Palais des Papes, built when the Holy See removed its seat to Avignon in 1309 fearing insurrection in Rome, is altogether more impregnable and austere, and dominates the town, both with its bulk and in its capacity as a tourist attraction.
		Located on the Place du Palais, a vast cobbled square that offers a crash course in the history of European architecture, flanked as it is by buildings dating from almost every century since the 13th, the Petit Palais, a former archbishop's palace, is much lovelier than the pope's home.
	www.cntraveller.com /Guides/France/Avignon/print.html (1538 words)

	Agence France Presse French: Des icônes byzantines exposées au Palais des Papes d'Avignon@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Des icônes byzantines exposées au Palais des Papes d'Avignon
		36 icônes byzantines de Macédoine du 12e au 17e siècle sont exposées pour la première fois au public au Palais des Papes d'Avignon, jusqu'au 3 avril.
		Naïves, maniéristes voire étonnamment modernes, peintes par des moines virtuoses ou de simples profanes, 36 icônes byzantines de Macédoine du 12e au 17e siècle sont exposées pour la première fois au public au Palais des Papes d'Avignon, jusqu'au 3 avril.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:105942542&refid=holomed_1 (210 words)

	Dreams of Provence, France -- An Ideal Week's Itinerary in France's Most Popular Region
		Enjoy its cafes and choose a restaurant for dinner along place de l’Horloge, near the city hall and the evening-illuminated Palais des Papes.
		Palais des Papes is a fortified castle that housed a succession of nine popes, 1309-1417.
		The nearby place de la République and St. Trophime Cloisters and Church are also worth a visit.
	www.highonadventure.com /Hoa00apr/Provence/provence.htm (1133 words)

	Palais des Papes's Guide, tourism and travel informations, Provence, Alps and French Riviera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Palais des Papes's Guide, tourism and travel informations, Provence, Alps and French Riviera
		Benedict XII (1334-1342) built "Le Palais Vieux", austere citadelle which has kept the monastic atmosphere of the Citeaux monastry, from which came the pontif and his successor Clement VI (1342-1352) came.
		Clement VI built a real palace, the Palais Neuf, grandiose in its proportions and with sumpuous decors.
	www.crt-paca.fr /eng/GP/avoir/dossier?DOSID=6496 (159 words)

	Welcome to Avignon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The huge Palais des Papes is the dominant feature, but the town contains other riches...
		The place de l'Horloge is the center of Avignon's social life.
		One of the prettiest streets is the rue des Teinturiers.
	www.franceway.com /regions/provence/avignon/avignon.htm (229 words)

	PROVENCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Entering the city from the south through the Porte de la Republique, we follow the cours Jean-Jaures and the rue de la Republique to the place de l'Horloge and park our car in the underground garage of the place du Palais des papes.
		The Roman forum was located exactly at the actual place de l'Horloge with its Hotel de Ville and theatre.
		The famous rock is practically invisible from the place du Palais because its view was "stolen" by the gigantic Palais des Papes that was built later.
	www.jack-travel.com /Provence/Html/Avignonnotasimagined.htm (703 words)

	France Attractions, Culture, History and More.
		The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris that stands in the centre of the Place de l'Étoile, at the end of the Champs-Élysées.
		Notre-Dame de Paris, (French for Our Lady of Paris, meaning the church in Paris dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus) often known simply as Notre-Dame in English, is a gothic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in Paris, France, with its main entrance to the west...
		The Palais was built between 1335 and 1364...
	www.magicaljourneys.com /France/france-interest.html (381 words)

	WORKSHOP LOCATION - CTCMS
		A wonderful very old palace in the middle of the city Palais des Papes was the papal palace during the 14th-century, when Avignon replaced Rome as capital of the Catholic Church.
		Two popes are buried in the Notre-Dame des Doms Cathedral.
		Pont St-Bénézet, which extends from the ramparts of Palais des Popes to an abrupt end in the middle of the Rhone River, is the one mentioned in the song "Sur le pont d'Avignon"
	www.ctcms.nist.gov /hamiltonian/location.html (166 words)

	Le Palais Des Papes - Avignon Hotels - France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Le Palais Des Papes - Avignon Hotels - France
		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 open every day of the year.
	www.france-hotels.com /object.php?idContent=483 (177 words)

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