Palais des papes of Sorgues explained

Palais des papes of Sorgues
Native Name:Palais des papes de Sorgues
Status:demolished
Map Type:France
Architectural Style:Gothic
Client:Avignon Papacy
Current Tenants:Summer residence
Location Town:Sorgues
Location Country:France
Coordinates:44.0136°N 4.8731°W
Start Date:1317
Completion Date:1324
Architect:Pierre de Gauriac

The Palais des papes of Sorgues is the first papal residence built by the Avignon Papacy in the fourteenth century. Its construction was ordered by John XXII and preceded by 18 years the Palais des papes. This luxurious residence had served as a model for the construction of residences of cardinals in Avignon. It remains today as ruins, because the palace was dismantled during the French Revolution by the builders that the town of Sorgues had sold.