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Palais des Papes

Avignon, Vaucluse, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Le palais des Papes : classement par liste de 1840
Protection dates
1840 : classé MH
Type
palais
Main period of construction
14e siècle
Architect or builder
Martini Simone (peintre), Giovanetti Matteo (peintre)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Avignon
Département
Vaucluse
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country
France
Coordinates
43.95071, 4.80773
Mérimée reference
PA00081941

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1575 map "Vol II (13) Avignon." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Palais élevé au 14e siècle quand la ville était siège de la papauté.

English translation

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Palace erected in the 14th century when the city was the seat of the papacy.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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