The church of La Réal or Notre-Dame de la Réal was first consecrated in 1321. In 1381, this single-nave church, typical of the Southern Gothic style, housed an Augustinian priory whose abbot had the rank of bishop. During the Great Western Schism, Benedict XIII, the last Pope of Avignon, originally from Aragon, convened a council here in 1408. The church seems to have retained most of its original architecture from the first half of the 14th century.
The Cathedral of St John the Baptist is a 14th-century building in the Gothic style. It was built between 1324 and 1509, next to an older church dedicated to St. John, St. John the Elder, dating from the 12th-13th centuries, which survives on the north side.
Located in Laroque-des-Albères in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the chapel Notre-Dame de Tanya was founded in the 11th century. It includes a trilobed chevet, which is a rare architectural element in the region. Inside, an epigraphic stone carries the first known representation of the coat of arms of Laroque.
The parish church of Saint-Saturnin was built in Romanesque style in the twelfth century, on the outskirts of Montesquieu-des-Albères, in Occitania. This building is a typical example of the Romanesque architecture of Roussillon at the beginning of the 12th century: the balance of low volume and the sobriety of the architecture is enhanced by some ornamental details such as the Lombard decoration of the chevet or the portal, added later. The bell tower is massive, yet its openings give the building a spacious feeling.
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