Gap Cathedral

Gap Cathedral

Gap Cathedral ("Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Arnoux de Gap") is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Gap, Hautes-Alpes.

It is the seat of the Bishop of Gap.

The current cathedral was built between 1866 and 1904 in Neo-Gothic style by architect Charles Laisné on the basis of a former mediaeval cathedral.

External links

* [http://www.scholares.net/index.php?Gazetteer-Gap Location]
* [http://www.jedecouvrelafrance.com/f-2406.hautes-alpes-cathedrale-gap.html Pictures of the cathedral]


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