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Palais Duèze de Cahors dans le Lot

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Palais du cardinal
Lot

Palais Duèze de Cahors

    1 Boulevard Léon-Gambetta
    46000 Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Palais Duèze de Cahors
Crédit photo : O.Taris - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1300
1400
1500
1800
1900
2000
1316-1326
Reconstruction hypothesis
début XIVe siècle
Building of the palace
1405
Partial Demolition
12 juillet 1886
Historical monument classification
fin XIXe siècle
Restoration by Paul Gout
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Palais de Jean XXII : classification by order of 12 July 1886

Key figures

Pierre Duèze - Brother of Pope John XXII Sponsor of the reconstruction of the palace.
Jean XXII - Pope from Cahors A prominent member of the Duèze family.
Jacques Duèze - Brother of the Pope (obit 1326) Aura reconstructs the paternal home.
Paul Gout - Architect restorer Head of work at the end of the 19th century.

Origin and history

The Duèze Palace was built at the beginning of the 14th century by the Duèze family, a bourgeois lineage of Cahors having given Pope John XXII and several cardinals. This palace, a symbol of their power, was rebuilt by Pierre Duèze, the pope's brother, to reflect family grandeur. The house was abandoned at the end of the 14th century, then partially demolished in 1405 to repair Bridge Nine, leaving only its square tower, integrated into the urban defences.

The tower, more than 30 metres high, has a rectangular plan (6x7 m) of stone and brick, with five floors and a arch of warheads on the ground floor. It was restored at the end of the 19th century by architect Paul Gout. The palace, divided into multiple properties after its abandonment, saw a 16th-century house rising on its ruins, mixing wooden strips and roofing in hollow tiles.

Ranked a historic monument in 1886, the Duèze Palace embodies the heritage of the Duèze, the lords of Caraman, whose influence declined after their departure from Cahors. Today, the tower, the only major vestige, bears witness to its architectural ambition and its role in local history. Sources, such as Joseph Daymard's (1908) or the regional inventory, document his evolution and heritage protection.

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