Window of the Indulgence

Through the window of indulgence, the Pope gave his triple blessing to the people, who had gathered in the Palace Square (what is now the courtyard). It was also where where he was crowned on the first day of his pontificate after celebrating Mass. He sat on a a platform in front of the main door and received the crown from hands the first cardinal. In the nineteenth century the corridor was converted into stairs, since the vast military chapel already served as a bedroom. The window of indulgence was then destroyed. To restore it, around 1910 Nodet used works of art that represented, and as real model, the facade of the Abbey of la Chaise-Dieu (another work built by Pope Clement VI).