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Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus
11000 Carcassonne, France
Photographs taken in November 2015
| The Basilica of Saints Nazarius
and Celsus (French: Basilique des Saints Nazaire et Celse) is a
romanesque-gothic minor basilica, located in the citadel of
Carcassonne, France. It is a national monument. The original church is thought to have been constructed in the 6th century during the reign of Theodoric the Great, ruler of the Visigoths. On 12 June 1096, Pope Urban II visited the town and blessed the building materials for the construction of the cathedral [Romanesque style]. Around the end of the 13th century, during the rule of kings Philip III, Philip IV, the cathedral was reconstructed in the Gothic style. It remained the cathedral of Carcassonne until 1803. The Church of Saints Nazarius and Celsus obtained the status of historical monument in 1840. Around this time, the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc renovated the church along with the rest of the citadel. In 1898, the church was elevated to a minor basilica. - Wikipedia: Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus (online Dec. 2015) |
Exterior   North elevation: Romanesque style  North elevation: Romanesque ... Compound arch ... Note corbel table under the cornice ... Three corbels detailed below:  North elevation: Grotesque corbels on corbel table  Southern transept - Gothic style  Southern transept: Quatrefoil tracery over Gothic style compound arches and gargoyles  Southern transept - Gothic style gargoyle |
Interior   Eight stained glass window details below:  Upper left medallion: "Patrus": St. Peter ... Upper right: "Palus": St. Paul    Left medallion: Jesus Gives St. Peter the Key to Heaven  Upper right: "Palus": St. Paul ... Lower left: Viollet  Right panel: Two details below:   Mary, Jesus, and Joseph (?)  Transept ... Three rose window details below:  Transept ... Rose window  Transept ... Rose window  Transept ... Rose window  Nave geometric stained glass window ... Same window edited below:  Window detail below:   Baroque style pulpit |