Église Saint-Joseph d’Albi

Église Saint-Joseph d’Albi is a church in Albi, Tarn, Occitanie which is located on Boulevard Montebello. Église Saint-Joseph d’Albi is situated nearby to the public building CCAS Albi, as well as near the pitch Terrain de Handball.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in Albi, France
Also known as: “Église Saint-Joseph”
Address: Boulevard Montebello, Albi, 81000

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 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 800 metres northwest of Église Saint-Joseph d’Albi.

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 1 km northwest of Église Saint-Joseph d’Albi.