Albi Cathedral on display

Albi Cathedral of Saint Cecilia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Explore this episcopal city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with this original poster of the Sainte-Cécile Cathedral in Albi. I'll take you to the left bank of the Tarn to discover the magnificent fortified cathedral of Sainte-Cécile, built to fight the Cathars, as well as the Berbie Palace and its gardens. Sainte-Cécile, the largest brick cathedral in the world, has the appearance of a fortified castle. HAS Whoever pushes the door, a striking vision of colors, paintings, sculptures, statuary is revealed. The Sainte-Cécile Cathedral in Albi is the first tourist site visited in the Episcopal City listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and also in the Tarn. The largest brick cathedral in the world is in Albi. Wherever you're coming from, whether by road from Toulouse, Rodez, Millau, or Cordes-sur-Ciel, Sainte-Cécile Cathedral stands there, as if poised above the city, massive and proud, dominating the rooftops of Albi. Look at it carefully, it is unlike any other. The uniqueness of its southern Gothic style (13th century), its military aspect, distinguishes it from cathedrals like Chartres, Reims, Amiens which are contemporary to it.