Looking Up Albi Cathedral Poster

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Albi Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Cecilia (French: Basilique Cathedrale Sainte-Cecile d'Albi), is the most important religious building in Albi, southern France, and the seat of the Archbishop of Albi (in full, Albi-Castres-Lavaur). First built as a fortress begun in 1287 and under construction for 200 years, it is claimed to be the largest brick building in the world.

In 2010 the cathedral was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The present cathedral was preceded by other buildings. The first dated from the fourth century and in 666 was destroyed by fire. The second is recorded in 920 by the name of Saint Cecilia, the present-day patroness of musicians. It was replaced in the thirteenth century by a Romanesque cathedral in stone.

The Brick Gothic cathedral was constructed in brick between 1287 to 1480 in the wake of the Albigensian heresy in the area. The government mounted a brutal crusade to suppress the Cathar rebellion, with...

David studied architecture and visual arts at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, University of Copenhagen in Denmark and Cornell University in Ithaca New York. He has worked as an architect, in the motion picture business, furniture maker and now as a visual artist working with mediums as diverse as wood and photography. Many of the images shown here were taken in Europe and across America on Kodachrome slides. The series "Looking Up" was begun while studying and traveling in Europe looking up in awe at the cathedrals, churches and architectural wonders. The series "Night Lights" was inspired while taking 72 hour cross-country road trips while returning from Cornell to Northern California. David is also an avid birder and has...

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