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Notre Dame
church in
Bergerac
was built in the 19th century to accommodate
the whole congregation of the expanding
city.
It was designed by the architect Paul Abadie
in Neo-Gothic style. It is topped with an
80-meter high steeple whose first floor
opens on the nave while acting as the
gallery. The nave is flanked by two narrow
side aisles. A transept is in front of the
apse with an ambulatory and has with three
vaults. Two beautiful pictures can be seen
in the East chapel:
- a Worship of the Magi, attributed to
Pordenone, a Venetian painter, student of
Giorgione; and especially
- a Worship of the Shepherds, attributed to
Ferrari Milanese, student of Léonard de
Vinci
In the West chapel, an immense Aubusson
tapestry with Bergerac’s coat of arms, is on
display.
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