Cahors - Cathedral of St Etienne

A short distance northeast of Place Aristide-Briand (in which is a monument to Léon Gambetta, 1838-1882) is the Romanesque/Byzantine Cathedral of St- Etienne (11th-15th C.), with a fine Romanesque north doorway, originally the main entrance, dating from the first building phase. The facade is 14th century. Fine paintings in the choir and on the dome. On the south side of the church is a Flamboyant-style cloister (16th C.).