20의 에스페르가지 명소 & 주요 장소

프랑스 옥시타니 지역의 꼭 봐야 할 기념물로, 프랑스에서 가장 넓은 펜던티브 위의 거대한 돔이 특징입니다. 이 대성당은 프랑스의 역사 기념물과 유네스코 세계 문화 유산(산티아고 데 콤포스텔라 순례길의 일부)으로 이중 등재되어 있습니다.

Cahors에는 엄밀히 말해 물시계(또는 클렙시드라)가 없지만, 이 도시에는 유명하고 특이한 구슬 시계탑이 있습니다. 구시가지 중심부의 생-우르시스 광장에 위치한 이 키네틱 예술 작품은 U자 모양의 분수 중앙에 자리 잡고 있어 종종 물과 연관됩니다. 이것은 무게 2톤, 높이 3.5미터의 거대한 기계식 시계입니다. 진자 운동에 전기가 필요 없으며, 에너지원은 54개의 강철 핀볼(각각 80그램)의 무게에서 독점적으로 나옵니다. 이 구슬들은 금속 레일을 따라 내려갑니다. 특이한 성능: 이 메커니즘은 분당 640그램의 구슬을 소비하며, 이는 하루에 거의 921kg에 달합니다. 구슬들은 구조물 내에서 연간 약 18,000km를 이동합니다. 아래에 도착하면 구슬들은 작은 기계 시스템 덕분에 자동으로 다시 올라갑니다.

Two large domes dominate the Romanesque nave. They represent the most extraordinary example of the so-called "Aquitanian" architectural style: 16 meters in diameter and 32 meters high; only the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has a taller dome. Also noteworthy is the small, golden church of Saint-Svair, with its large statue of Emperor Charlemagne, who presented it to the church of Cahors.

Worth seeing cathedral in Cahors.

Here the hiker or pilgrim has the town of Cahors and the river Lot at his feet, a truly picture-book view.

This St. Etienne Cathedral impressed us deeply again! The building dates back to the 11th century and is very unique with its two domes. Only in Perigeux is there a cathedral with similar architecture. The special feature is the Saint Coiffe, a fabric relic in which the veil of Jesus from the tomb is venerated. In one dome you can see frescoes of saints, in the middle of St. Stephen, the first martyr of the Christians in Jerusalem. During our visit (September 2024), pictures by the late impressionist painter Henri Martin were projected onto the other gray dome. It is worth spending some time in the cathedral!

This railway bridge was built on the Montauban-Brive line, an axis declared of public interest because it corresponded to the shortest route between Toulouse and Paris. Built at an angle to the riverbed, it combines traditional techniques and implementations typical of industrial architecture. The structure was built between 1880 and 1883 by the engineers Jean LANTEREIS and Jean-Louis LACAZE, employed by the Fives-Lille company. It consists of 5 arches with an opening of 36 meters. The pillars decorated with pilasters are made of hewn Cantal granite. The industrially manufactured metal trusses were melted down in the Fourchambault workshops on behalf of the Orléans company and transported to the location by rail.

This monumental ball-bearing clock was donated to the city of Cahors in 1997. Designed by Michel Zachariou, it took two years of work. A total of 54 pinball machines, each weighing 80 grams, keep the clock ticking. According to the designer, it can last forever as long as it is maintained.