Saint-Sauveur Cathedral
Roman stones sit inside its later walls
History · 🇫🇷 Aix-en-Provence · one place, one stop
+35 ptsThe cathedral stands on the site of Aix’s ancient Roman forum. Inside, reused Roman columns and fragments meet a Romanesque doorway, a Gothic nave and Baroque chapels, showing how the church grew through several building styles instead of rising all at once.
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