Photo: Fred Romero from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · editedCathedrale La Major
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Cathedrale La Major is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Marseille, on Place de la Major at the western edge of Le Panier.
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Why go
- The blue-and-gold mosaics in the porch vault, inspired by Ravenna’s Mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 19:00Show all
Monday10:00 – 19:00
Tuesday10:00 – 19:00
Wednesday10:00 – 19:00
Thursday10:00 – 19:00
Friday10:00 – 19:00
Saturday10:00 – 19:00
Sunday10:00 – 19:00
Don't miss
- Porch-vault mosaicsLook up at the blue-and-gold mosaics in the porch vault.Porch vault
- Portico statuesSee the seven statues of Christ, Peter, Paul and Provence’s legendary saints.Portico
- Four EvangelistsLook for Louis Botinelly’s monumental statues of the four Evangelists.Transept
- Vieille MajorSee the surviving choir and one nave bay of the older Romanesque cathedral.Beside the present cathedral
Know before you go
- Open daily from 10:00 to 19:00.
Interesting facts3
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61 stops
The main organ has 61 stops across three manuals and a pedal.
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1900
Its four bells include one cast in Lyon in 1900 and three smaller bells from the old cathedral.
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The apse is ringed by chapels, including a Marian chapel with Bishop Mazenod’s tomb.
Kathedrale von Marseille - Wikipedia
Shorts
History
Work on the present cathedral began in 1852 to designs by Léon Vaudoyer.
- 5th centuryReligious buildings have stood on the site since the 5th century.
- 12th centuryA Romanesque cathedral stood beside the site of the present cathedral.
- 1852Napoleon III laid the present cathedral’s foundation stone.
- 1852–1893Léon Vaudoyer designed the new cathedral. After his death in 1872, Henri-Jacques Espérandieu completed its domes and metal frames; Henri Antoine Révoil finished the building and its decoration.
- 1893The present cathedral held its first service.
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- 1896–1897The cathedral was completed in 1896 and consecrated in 1897. It became a minor basilica in 1896.
- 1906The cathedral became a protected historic monument.
Sources: Marseille Cathedral - Wikipedia · Marseille - Wikivoyage (see) · Sanctuaire Sainte-Marie-Majeure Cathédrale La M… · Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Major - Wikipedia · Kathedrale von Marseille - Wikipedia · checked 6 Oct 2026
Where
Place de la Major, Marseille
Questions and answers
What are Cathedrale La Major’s opening hours?
It is open daily from 10:00 to 19:00.
How do I get to Cathedrale La Major?
Walk from the Mucem, or take bus 82 or 49 to the La Major stop.
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