Chapelle du couvent des Dominicaines d’Albi

Chapelle du couvent des Dominicaines d’Albi is a church in Albi, Tarn, Occitanie. Chapelle du couvent des Dominicaines d’Albi is situated nearby to the public building Carré Public, as well as near the government office Conseil Départemental du Tarn.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: chapel located in Tarn, in France
Also known as: “Chapelle des Dominicaines” and “chapelle du couvent des Dominicaines d’Albi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musée Toulouse-Lautrec and Albi Cathedral.

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 520 metres west of Chapelle du couvent des Dominicaines d’Albi.

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 570 metres west of Chapelle du couvent des Dominicaines d’Albi.