Uzès Cathedral
In Uzès, by the bishop's palace stands the Cathedral of St-Théodorit dating from the 17th and 19th centuries; the previous building was destroyed during the Wars of Religion. The present facade was not added until the 19th century.
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Cathedral Tour Fenestrelle
The most interesting part of the medieval cathedral in Uzés is the round Tour Fenestrelle ("Window Tower"), a 42m/138ft high belfry, erected in the 12th C. on a Lombardian model. Its six stories, which seem to become lighter as they ascend, are divided up by varyingly shaped arches, which from the second floor upwards have windows. Since it served at that time as a watch tower, the building escaped destruction by the Albigenses.
