Place Sainte-Cécile

Place Sainte-Cécile is a square in Albi, Tarn, Occitanie. Place Sainte-Cécile is situated nearby to the church Collégiale Saint-Salvy (Albi), as well as near Albi Cathedral.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Albi Cathedral and Musée Toulouse-Lautrec.

Albi Cathedral

Church

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The Cathedral of Saint Cecilia of Albi, also known as Albi Cathedral, is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi. First built in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade, the grim exterior resembles a fortress, but the interior is lavishly decorated with art and sculpture, a very ornate choir screen, and walls in bright blues and golds, in the Toulousian or Southern French Gothic style. Albi Cathedral is situated 100 metres west of Place Sainte-Cécile.

Musée Toulouse-Lautrec

Museum

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The Musée Toulouse-Lautrec is an art museum in Albi, southern France, dedicated mainly to the work of the painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec who was born in Albi. Musée Toulouse-Lautrec is situated 130 metres northwest of Place Sainte-Cécile.