Memory of Stones

The church was considered the most beautiful Dominican church in Christian Europe. It is 80 meters long and 20 meters wide creating an impressive interior volume. The piers are 22 meters high and are considered to be the tallest lofty colonnades in Gothic architecture. The "palm tree" is a unique masterpiece in the world rising to 28 meters in height.

The exterior of the building has a strict and very imposing appearance. The walls are high and straight with powerful pointed arches overhanging and with sides armed with high buttresses with projections. Only a door and a few gargoyles adorn the facades of the building. To the west, only a Roman arched portal from 1234 breaks the strict appearance of the facade.

The interior is painted with polychrome decoration, with Toulouse crosses here and there. Stained glass windows inspired by western roses from the 14th century were produced by Max Ingrand in 1955 .