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Mende Old Town and Cathedral Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Privat

Mende Old Town and Cathedral Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Privat

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Mende Old Town and Cathedral Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Privat

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Location: Occitania, France

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1. Pedestrian zone – Croix du Mont Mimat loop from Mende

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2. Mende Open-Air Gallery – Pedestrian zone loop from Mende

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3. Village mort La Chaumette – Pedestrian zone loop from Mende

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Karsten S.

September 30, 2020

The place has a medieval, historical city center. Worth seeing are u. a. the Gothic cathedral Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Privat (construction started in 1368) and a medieval bridge, the Pont Notre-Dame from the 13th century. The town is the starting point for excursions to the Tarn river gorges.

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Bubu7168

June 3, 2022

Beautiful old town with a very good shopping street to stroll around and a beautiful large church

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Karsten S.

September 30, 2020

The Cathedral of the Diocese of Mende (Cathedrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Privat) was built next to Mary St. Privatus consecrated by Mende, over whose grave it is said to have been built. The Gothic church received the rank of a minor basilica in 1874 and has been a listed monument since 1906.

In the 1360s, Pope Urban V decided to build the Gothic cathedral and furnished it with a rich inventory. After his death in 1370 as a result of the Hundred Years' War, the building was inactive for a long time. The structure was completed in 1466. As early as 1487, the nave was lengthened by two bays, and the steeples were completed in 1508 and 1512. Mende was conquered by the Protestants in the turmoil of the Huguenot Wars in 1579 and the cathedral was badly damaged by the destruction of central pillars in 1581 as part of a protection racket, only the towers remained intact. Between 1599 and 1605 the reconstruction took place according to the original plans, the new church consecration took place in 1620. The stained glass windows created at that time were destroyed in 1793. In the 19th century a neo-Gothic portal was added to the cathedral.

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Elevation 740 m

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Sunday 18 January

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Mende Old Town and Cathedral Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Privat

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3. Village mort La Chaumette – Pedestrian zone loop from Mende

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