Toulouse - Eglise des Jacobins

As I spent the long weekend in Toulouse, I had time to visit the "Couvent Des Jacobins" again (as
well as other churches). This is a large monastery, built for (and by) the Dominicans from 1230 on.

Part of the monastery is the "Eglise des Jacobins". This church is for me one of the most outstanding, breathtaking gothic structures, I have ever been in. The 80 meters long church has one row of pillars in
the center. Each pillar is 22 meters high, the "palmiers" even reach 28 meters.

Since 1385 the church held a shrine, containing the relics of Thomas d'Aquin. These relics were transfered to Sant Sernin during the French Revolution. In 1974 the golden shrine, containing the relics, returned to the "Eglise des Jacobins" - and can be seen here.