Gap Cathedral (

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: ''Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Arnoux de Gap'') is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France. It is a national monument, and is the seat of the Bishop of Gap and Embrun. The current cathedral was built between 1866 and 1905 in

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on the site of a former mediaeval cathedral.

History

The original cathedral on the site was built around the 5th century on the ruins of a Roman temple to the God Apollo. Over the years several buildings stood at the same spot. Forty-one different types of stone were chosen for the construction, showing Byzantine influence. Roman and

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styles were also chosen, as was common during this era for a sombre and harmonious feeling at the same time. The clock tower stands at 64 meters high and contains four clocks. Consecrated on September 2nd, 1895, the day of Saint-Arnoux, who was Bishop of Gap during the 11th century and is the patron saint of the Gap. The cathedral was classified as an Historical Monument on August 9th, 1906.

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Churches in Hautes-Alpes Roman Catholic cathedrals in France Roman Catholic churches completed in 1905 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in France {{France-RC-cathedral-stub