Palais des Papes

The Popes' Palace is the symbol of the influence of the church of the Christian West in the fourteenth century. Built from 1335, in less than twenty years, it is mainly the work of two builders popes, Benedict XII and his successor Clement VI. The monument is the largest Gothic palace in the world (15 000 m2 of floor space or volume 4 Gothic cathedrals), and presents the visitor with more than twenty places, theaters of universal resonance with events in particular, the private apartments of Pope and fabulous frescoes executed by Italian artist Matteo Giovannetti.