Vieille Major
Vieille Major is a church in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Vieille Major is situated nearby to the police station L’Évêché - Hôtel de Police, as well as near the town hall Mairie des 2e et 3e arrondissements.Photo: Séraphin-Médéric Mieusement, Public domain.
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- Type: Church
- Description: church located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in France
- Also known as: “Église de la Vieille Major”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean and Museum of Mediterranean Archaeology.
Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean
Museum
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The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations is a national museum located in Marseille, France. It was inaugurated on 7 June 2013 as part of Marseille-Provence 2013, a year when Marseille was designated as the European Capital of Culture. Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean is situated 460 metres southwest of Vieille Major.
Museum of Mediterranean Archaeology
Museum
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Museum of Mediterranean Archaeology is situated 270 metres northeast of Vieille Major.
Vieille Charité
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La Vieille Charité is a former almshouse, now functioning as a museum and cultural centre, situated in the heart of the old Panier quarter of Marseille in the south of France. Vieille Charité is situated 240 metres northeast of Vieille Major.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Panier and Marseille.
Marseille
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
With 1.6 million people in its urban area, Marseille is the second most populated city of France the biggest Mediterranean port and the economic center of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
La Joliette
Quarter
Photo: Altona, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Joliette is a neighbourhood of the 2nd arrondissement of Marseille located at the start of the autonomous port of Marseille.
Vieille Major
- Categories: former cathedral, Catholic cathedral, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Marseille, Arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.29947° or 43° 17′ 58″ northLongitude
5.36531° or 5° 21′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FM779X8+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 67717072OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q3585889
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Vieille Major” goes by many names.
- French: “Ancienne Cathédrale Sainte-marie-majeure de marseille”
- French: “cathédrale de la Vieille Major de Marseille”
- French: “cathédrale de la Vieille Major”
- French: “cathédrale Vieille Major”
- French: “église de la vieille Major”
- French: “vieille Major”
- French: “Vieille Major”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Lama Marseille”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Glèisa de la Major Vièlha”
- Turkish: “Eski Marsilya Katedrali”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include L’Évêché - Hôtel de Police and Mairie des 2e et 3e arrondissements.
Nearby Places
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