Vaulted ceiling, Perpignan Cathedral, Pyrenees-Orientales, France

Vaulted ceiling of the nave of Perpignan Cathedral, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The ceiling features cross vaults with painted borders and polychrome sculpted bosses. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Perpignan, or Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan was begun in 1324 by King Sancho of Majorca in Catalan Gothic style, and later finished in the 15th century. The nave measures 80m long, 18m wide and 26m high. The cathedral is listed as a national monument of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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