Name: Xiaoyu Zeng
ARCH161 – M21 LEC(2587)
Palace of the popes at Avignon, France, 1364
Palace, castle, Cultural, Gothic
Architect(s): Jean de Louvres, Raymond Guitbaud, Pierre
Obreri, Pierre Poisson
[Introduction]
Palace of the popes at Avignon is located in the town of
Avignon ancient city at the south of France. Pope Benedict XII and Clement VI
ordered the construction which is one of the most magnificent castle in the
middle ages. It built from fifteenth Century until 1906. Since the Imperial
Palace has repeatedly repaired, it is a rare treasure house of architecture and
oil painting in Fourteenth Century.
Palace of the popes at Avignon is located in the Rhone
River. It is a castle style building that was built in 1334 and it covered an
area about 15 thousand square meters. There have been seven popes lived in
here. The palace divided two parts which are the old temple and the new temple.
The old house is normal and the style is Roman architectural. In the other
sides, the new house is magnificent house that is a typical Gothic
architecture.
The Palace stands at the highest point of the ancient
city, with a dominating attitude that watching this area. The inside of the building
looks luxury building. The peripheral of castle is grand tower to defense, and
with a large number of troops stationed. It has 10 towers around the palace.
During the French revolution, interior decoration was
almost completely destroyed and looted. However, we still can image it from the
beautiful Pope’s bedroom ceiling and conference.
[The house buildings]
1.
Chambre du Cerf
It is
located in the second floor of Royal Palace, formerly Clement Las (Clement)
study room. It is recognized as the most beautiful room in the whole palace. The
elegant murals painted in 1343, however, now except for pond fishing and
hunting season pattern, it just has a dog bite the deer’s leg. It means the
complete picture about bucks disappeared any more. The animal pattern of the
Bucks was a pioneering significance in the late Middle Ages, and it also became
the popular object in the imperial court of Europe.
2.
Chambre du Pape
When you
enter the palace, you will be attracted from the ceiling to four walls even the
tiles. It is full of the blue line and colorful murals painted decoration. You
will feel humane with warm in here of the whole palace. France has a joke: it
said that if the Pope insomnia can’t sleep, not counting sheep but counting
birds to sleep.
3.
Chambre de parement
This room
is the private room of Pope palace, because the soldiers had been stationed
during nineteenth Century, that the extent of the damage is great.
4.
Chapelle du Consistoire
It is
located on the first floor. Also, it is the same as the main room(Chambre du
Cerf) which has the exquisite murals painting from Italian painter at the
fourteenth Century. However, it was burned in the early fifteenth Century. The
ceiling rebuilt in the twentieth Century.
Reference:
1. Sylvain Gagiere Visitor's Guidebook: The Pope's Palace (Avignon) RMG Palais de Papes (2004) print
2. http://dianasketch.blogspot.com Website
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