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Cathédrale Notre-Dame et St-Castor (Nimes Cathedral)
Cathédrale Notre-Dame et St-Castor (Nimes Cathedral) Review
Destroyed and rebuilt in several stages, Nîmes Cathedral was damaged by Protestants during the 16th- century Wars of Religion but still shows traces of its original construction in 1096. A remarkably preserved Romanesque frieze portrays Adam and Eve cowering in shame, the gory slaughter of Abel, and a flood-wearied Noah. Inside, look for the fourth-century sarcophagus (third chapel on the right) and a magnificent 17th-century chapel in the apse.
- Address: Pl. aux Herbes, Nîmes, 30189
- Phone: 04-66-67-27-72
- Hours: Mon.--Fri., 8:30--6; Sat., 8:30--noon and 2--6
- Location: Nimes
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