Friday, March 28, 2025

Arles

We went to Arles, the town that was van Gogh's penultimate painting phase.  I shared the Roman coliseum.  This the cathedral,  oddly labeled as a basilica on signage.







Even if you can ignore the spiritual significance of these medieval buildings,  they are awesome reminders of what people with ambition and decades of time can accomplish. 
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  1. Wayne JohnsonMarch 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM

    A cathedral is specifically the Catholic church with the bishop's chair (cathedra is latin for 'chair'). A basilica is what Catholics calls 'significant' churches (spiritual, historical or architectural significance).

    Especially in Europe, both basilicas and cathedrals are usually pretty impressive to look at.

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