Albi Cathedral [SEP] named after
Albi Cathedral
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Cecilia (French: "Basilique Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi"), also known as Albi Cathedral, is the most important Catholic building in Albi, France and is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi. First built as a fortress in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade; begun in 1282 and under construction for 200 years, it is claimed to be the largest brick building in the world.
In 2010 the cathedral was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History
The Albi Mappa Mundi is a medieval map of the world, included in a manuscript of the second half of the 8th century, preserved in the old collection of the library Pierre-Amalric in Albi, France. This manuscript comes from the chapter library of the Sainte-Cécile Albi Cathedral. The Albi Mappa Mundi was inscribed in October 2015 in the Memory of the World Programme of UNESCO.
The manuscript bearing the card contains 77 pages. It is named in the eighteenth century ""Miscellanea"" (Latin