architecture

Museum of the Small Palace

Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France

Petit Palais [French]
Musée du Petit Palais [French]

Architecture

full/alternative names
Small Palace
built
1318-1320
culture
French, Christian
style/period
Medieval
work type
1320–1335
palace
1335–1791
episcopal residence
1826–1904
school
1904–1961
vocational school
since 1976
art museum
architect / constr. phase
1474-1487
modifications (new Renaissance style south and west facades)
patronage
Berengar Fredol the Elder

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur » Vaucluse » Avignon » Quarter Centre » City Centre
cultural historical region
Provence, Occitania
historical affiliations
1320-1791
Comtat Avignon

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, IV
designation
reference
228rev