This place is known for the Schism. We all know that Rome is the seat of papacy, but there was a time when it was moved to Avignon. The pope (a Frenchman) refused to move to Rome and stayed in Avignon.
A mime artist acting as pope.
Notre Dame des Dom, the seat of the Archbishop of Avignon.
From Romanesque to Gothic. The cathedral is Romanesque while the Papal Palace is Gothic.
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