# Exterior view [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ARCHITECT, French]() - Date: 1251-1300 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary This church was founded in 1262 by Pope Urban IV at the house where he was born and the choir and transept were constructed in the years immediately following. The exterior of the building seems to be resolving into three elements: structurally necessary buttressing, decorated glass surfaces required for structuring the interior space, and decoration. The latter, particularly the gables, mostly stands independently in front of the wall, which is largely reduced to load-bearing elements. ## Related artworks - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Bird's eye view]() - [Burial lantern]() - [Castle]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()