Dominating the Cité, Limoges' gigantic cathedral features a Gothic nave soaring over 23m high, a 13th-century apse housing three ornate tombs, and a particularly magnificent jubé (carved rood screen) beneath the organ. That's in the mainly 19th-century western end, onto which the partly Romanesque tower seems to have been tacked almost as an afterthought.
The flamboyant-style Portail St-Jean (north portal) is the cathedral's most elaborate feature. The building's looming bulk is attractively softened with floodlights at dusk and by day through the beautiful setting of the Jardin de l’Évêché, a public garden and herbarium leading to an esplanade with views down across the river. In the garden's northeastern corner, the vaulted basement of a former monastery hosts occasional free art shows. Next door, CMA-Limoges has seasonal craft exhibitions.