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Fréjus Cathedral: Detail, double arcade of the cloister and water well in the courtyard

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

G. Massiot & cie

Location

Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

The old well in the center was renovated in 1922-1931 and also the double staircase going upstairs. Classified as a historical monument since 1862; cloister classified 1875. The two-story Romanesque cloister dates to the 12th century. The wooden vaults of the galleries of the cloister are 14th century. The church has a long building period starting with the baptistery, which is paleo-Christian, 5th century and Merovingian in style. It is octagonal with eight re-used Roman Corinthian columns. Most of the rest of the structure dates from the 11th-13th centuries. The church has a double nave. The bell tower above the narthex dates to the 13th century.

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The old well in the center was renovated in 1922-1931 and also the double staircase going upstairs. Classified as a historical monument since 1862; cloister classified 1875. The two-story Romanesque cloister dates to the 12th century. The wooden vaults of the galleries of the cloister are 14th century. The church has a long building period starting with the baptistery, which is paleo-Christian, 5th century and Merovingian in style. It is octagonal with eight re-used Roman Corinthian columns. Most of the rest of the structure dates from the 11th-13th centuries. The church has a double nave. The bell tower above the narthex dates to the 13th century.
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G. Massiot & cie
Circa 1910
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