Other sights in Marseille
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Centre de la Vieille Charité
Marseille architect and sculptor Pierre Puget (1620–94) was born in the house opposite 10 rue du Petit Puits, and designed the arcaded courtyard of the Centre de la Vieille Charité. Initially built as a charity shelter for the town’s poor, the stunning arched pink-stone courtyard now houses Marseille’s beautiful Musée d’Archéologie Méditerranéenne (Museum of Mediterranean Archeology) and Musée d’Arts Africains, Océaniens & Amérindiens (Museum of African, Oceanic & American Indian Art). The latter contains a striking collection of masks from the Americas, Africa and the Pacific.
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Cathédrale de la Major
Standing guard between the old and the ‘new’ port is the striking Byzantine-style Cathédrale de la Major. Its ‘stripy’ facade is made of local Cassis stone and green Florentine marble. Amazingly this unique monument stood for years in a wasteland, but now it’s the center of the dynamic dockland redevelopment around La Joliette.
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Fort St-Jean
Guarding the Marseille harbour, across the water from Bas Fort St-Nicolas, is Fort St-Jean, founded in the 13th century by the Knights Hospitaller of St John of Jerusalem.
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Jardin du Pharo
Perched at the peninsula’s edge, the Jardin du Pharo is a perfect picnic spot and ideal for watching sunsets.
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Bas Fort St-Nicolas
Guarding the Marseille harbour is Bas Fort St-Nicolas on the southern side.
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