Saint Nicholas Chapel

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Saint Nicholas Chapel is a historic medieval chapel built on the famous Pont Saint-Bénézet (Avignon Bridge) in Avignon, France, traditionally dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors and travelers.

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Label Occurrences
Saint Nicholas Chapel canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic chapel ⓘ
chapel ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
medieval building ⓘ
access via the Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque ⓘ
associatedBridge Pont Saint-Bénézet (Avignon Bridge) ⓘ
linked to: Avignon Bridge
associatedWith sailors ⓘ
travelers ⓘ
city Avignon ⓘ
constructionPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
country France ⓘ
culturalContext medieval Christian ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas ⓘ
dedicationType saint’s chapel ⓘ
department Vaucluse ⓘ
elevationRelativeToBridge built on one of the bridge piers ⓘ
function oratory for travelers and boatmen ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France) ⓘ
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Avignon" ⓘ
languageOfLocality French ⓘ
locatedIn Avignon ⓘ
France ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
Vaucluse ⓘ
locatedInHistoricCentre Avignon historic centre ⓘ
linked to: Avignon
locatedOn Pont Saint-Bénézet ⓘ
linked to: Avignon Bridge
material stone ⓘ
municipality Avignon ⓘ
namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra ⓘ
notableFor location on the Avignon Bridge ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
overlooks Rhône River ⓘ
ownership public ⓘ
partOf Pont Saint-Bénézet complex ⓘ
patronSaint Saint Nicholas ⓘ
preservationStatus protected historic structure ⓘ
region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
riverCrossedByAssociatedBridge Rhône River ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge ⓘ
uses heritage tourism ⓘ
historical interpretation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Avignon Bridge → hasChapel → Saint Nicholas Chapel ⓘ