South Gate of Albi Cathedral

Low-angle perspective of the baldaquin at the south portal of Albi Cathedral, displaying semicircular arches and late-Gothic ornamentation. The porch was appended to the main structure in the sixteenth century.. Viollet-le-Duc describes it as follows:

The porch of the cathedral of Albi is a structure created by the last schools of the Middle Ages and produces a wonderful effect. Built in white stone, it stands out against the sky and the brick background of the church in the most picturesque manner. Its location, so well chosen at the top of a long stairway, makes it the most imposing entrance that can be imagined.