This document summarizes the history and architecture of several important buildings in Perpignan, France. It describes how the city gate was originally used as a prison before being converted. It mentions the Loge de Mer which was once used for commerce and the City Hall which has a sculpture garden. The cathedral was constructed in phases between the 14th and 17th centuries. It also outlines the former royal residence which was constructed in the 13th century and the private home of a wealthy merchant from the 16th century known for its Gothic details.

2.  This building was first
the city gate, then a
prison. Built at the end
of the 14th century,
Louis XI added, during
the French
occupation, the
present Notre-Dame
gate. It contains the
Museum of North
Catalonia history
Joseph Deloncle Casa
Pairal.

3.  The Loge de Mer was once the commodity exchange and
the headquarters of the Consulat de Mer. The City Hall,
built in the 13th, 16th and 17th centuries, is a typical of
local Roussillon architecture. In the patio you could
admiree one of Maillol’s masterpieces: La Méditerranée.
Next to the City Hall, the former Palais de la Députation
was built in the mid 15th century.

4.  The Cathedrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste built from 1324,
originally as a church with three naves, it was
converted to a single nave in 1433 and was erected
as a cathedral only in 1601.

5.  It’s one of the
most remarkable
examples of the
medieval civil
and military
architecture in
Southern France.
Its construction
started in 1276
and it was a
recidence for the
court of Jacques
II of Mallorca.

6.  « La Casa Xanxo » is a house of Art and History. It is the
private house. It built in the 16th century, reflects the
commercial success of a rith draper, Bernat Xanxo. One of
the only gothic houses to be conserved in Perpignan, its
front is sculpted in high quality, particularly the frieze
which represent the seven deadly sins and hell.

7. Best wishes ! Hynd and Halima