Über diesen Ort
Notre-Dame de la Daurade takes its name from a Latin word for gilded, a memory of the golden mosaics that once covered an early church raised here around the year 410, reportedly over a temple to Apollo. For more than a thousand years this riverside sanctuary sheltered Benedictine monks and pilgrims drawn to its famous Black Madonna, until the medieval building was demolished in 1761 so the king's engineers could open grand new quays along the Garonne. The present neoclassical basilica, with its tall columns and stone pediment facing the river, was begun in 1764 and only completed in the 1880s. Inside, the venerated figure of Notre Dame La Noire, a copy made in 1807 and darkened by centuries of candle smoke, is still dressed through the year in richly colored gowns and remains a cherished stop for the city's brides.
Wissenswertes
- 410 year — A gilded church first rose on this riverside site around the year 410, over the ruins of a temple to Apollo
- 1761 year — The ancient golden church was demolished in 1761 to open up the new Garonne quays
- 119 years — The present neoclassical basilica took around 119 years to complete, from 1764 to the 1880s
📍 Quai de la Daurade, 31000, Toulouse