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==Main sites== [[File:Cahors Bridge.JPG|right|thumb|The bridge]] [[File:On the bridge in Cahors.JPG|right|thumb|On the bridge]] [[File:Cahors - Amphithéâtre - parking amphithéâtre allées Fénelon -319.jpg|right|thumb|Cahors - Roman amphitheatre]] * The [[Pont Valentré|Valentré Bridge]], the symbol of the town. Building began in 1308 and was completed in 1378. The legend associated with this bridge is one of the most fully realized of all [[Devil's Bridge]] legends, with a carefully developed plot, complex characters, and a surprising dénouement. When the bridge was restored in 1879, the architect [[Paul Gout]] made reference to this by placing a small sculpture of the devil at the summit of one of the towers. *[[Cahors Cathedral|Cathédrale Saint-Étienne]], a national monument. *Saint-Barthélémy Church (14th century). *Maison Henri IV or Hôtel de Roaldès (15th century). *Daurade quarter with: **Maison Hérétié (14th–16th centuries) **Maison Dolive (17th century) **Maison du Bourreau (13th century) *The [[barbican]] that once defended the Barre Gate. *Tour des pendus. *Palais Duèze. *Tower of Pope John XXII. *Collège Pélegry. *Cloister *Arc de Diane, a relic of ancient Roman baths. *[[Roman amphitheatre|Roman Amphitheatre]] – remains of an oval amphitheatre were revealed when the underground car park was excavated at the Place Gambetta, just west of, and partially beneath, Boulevard Gambetta in the city centre. The stone walls can be seen in the car park first level, below the statue of [[Leon Gambetta]], and opened to the public in April 2009.
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