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Saint Martin de Canigou
TITLESaint Martin de Canigou
ARCHITECT/BUILDERGuifred, Count of Cerdanya
NATIONFrance
DETAILTower
CITYCanigou Mountain, Pyrenees
STATE or REGIONDepartment of Pyrenees-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION1009; Restored 1902-1932
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMESaint Martin de Canigou
MATERIALSStone
TYPEAbbey; Monastery
STYLERomanesque
OTHER TERMSMartin-du-Canigou; St. Martin; Relics of St. Gauderique
NOTESThe Bishops of Elne and Perpignan had this complex restored to its present condition in 1902 after centuries of dilapidation. It was initially constructed during the medieval period when reliquaries were becoming popular among Christian Pilgrims. Today i
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERew308
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen at: mlc@u.washington.edu or Eugene Webb
PHOTOGRAPHEREugene Webb
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2005
SOURCEWebb, Eugene
COPYRIGHT HOLDERWebb, Eugene
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