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The Cathédrale de la Major (Sainte-Marie-Majeure) is a colossal Romano-Byzantine cathedral sitting on the waterfront between the Vieux-Port and the Joliette docks. Its alternating bands of green and white stone and massive dome make it one of the largest cathedrals built in France since the Middle Ages.
Built between 1852 and 1893 to replace the medieval original, the cathedral was designed by Léon Vaudoyer in a deliberately exotic Romano-Byzantine style reflecting Marseille's Mediterranean identity. It was classified as a minor basilica in 1896.