The Cathédrale Saint André of Bordeaux, part II !!!

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I have written several posts on Bordeaux but not much on its monuments! sacre bleu!!! This is one of my favorite cities in my belle France ! Do read my many posts on the city and another one on the cathedral in my blog. I again, found me older paper pictures that should be in my blog! The whole huge area around Bordeaux is connected by a beltway road, the “rocade” or the A630 that takes you into the city or out into the other areas and into Spain. My best is to go into the Médoc, the famous area of wines but it has a lot more. Its time for me to tell you more of the city of Bordeaux which is in the Gironde dept 33 of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of my belle France. Therefore, I like to tell you a bit more on the Cathedrale Saint André, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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The Primate Cathedral of Saint-André , built in the 12-13C and located on Place Pey-Berland, is the most imposing place of worship in Bordeaux. It is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Bordeaux. It was consecrated on May 1, 1096 by Pope Urban II, on tour to preach the First Crusade. It was rebuilt in the Gothic style from the 12C to the 16C. In this church were celebrated some royal marriages, in 1137, the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine, then aged fifteen, with the future Louis VII, king of the Franks and in November 1615 the marriage of Anne of Austria, Infante of Spain and Louis XIII, king of France and Navarre. In 1305: Bertrand de Got ,Archbishop of Bordeaux solemnly reads the decree of his election as Pope and takes the name of Clement V. In 1367: Born in Bordeaux, Richard, son of the Black Prince and future king of England under the name of Richard II, was baptized here. In 1650: Cardinal Mazarin accompanied his godson Louis XIV and the Queen Mother Anne of Austria to this cathedral. In 1808: on a visit to Bordeaux, Napoleon I noted the damage suffered by the cathedral during the French revolution. He orders its restoration. On June 12, 1992: Queen Elizabeth II of England and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, are welcomed by Bishop Eyt, Archbishop of Bordeaux, and Jacques Chaban-Delmas, mayor of the city.

Bordeaux cat Saint André organ back c2005

The adjacent Pey Berland tower, named after Archbishop Pey Berland, is the separate bell tower of Saint-André Cathedral, located on Place Pey-Berland. Its construction spread from 1440 to 1500 on the initiative of the Archbishop of the same name. Crowned by a bell tower, it has always remained isolated from the rest of the Cathedral. Superbly carved, it was sold as national property during the French revolution and transformed into a shotgun factory and a fodder store. The tower becomes a religious building by decree of June 29, 1851.

You have to climb two hundred and thirty three steps in a narrow spiral staircase to reach the terrace located at the top of the tower and which has the shape of a gallery around the spire. It is about fifty meters from the ground. The base of the statue is 60 meters, and the height of the latter is 6 meters. And you have great views of the city of Bordeaux !!!

The Bordeaux tourist office on the cathedral: https://www.bordeaux-tourism.co.uk/cultural-heritage/cathedrale-saint-andre.html

The Bordeaux Tourist office on the Tour Pey Berland:https://www.bordeaux-tourism.co.uk/cultural-heritage/tour-pey-berland.html

The Heritage of France on the Tour Pey Berland : https://www.pey-berland.fr/en/

There you go folks, another wonderful monument of the city of Bordeaux that is a must to visit. The Cathedral ,and the tour Pey Berland are wonderful indeed full of history and awesome architecture. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Cathédrale Saint André of Bordeaux, part II as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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