The Church of St. Trophime in Arles stands on the site of a 5th-century basilica dedicated to St. Stephen. The article names no architect. The apse and transept were probably built first, in the late 11th century, and the nave and bell tower were finished in the second quarter of the 12th century. The Romanesque nave is about 66 feet (20 m) high.
A Gothic choir was added from 1445 to 1465, or 1454 to 1465 according to a footnote. Raimon de Montredon organized the transfer of St. Trophime's relics in 1152.
Frederick Barbarossa was crowned here in 1178, and Charles IV was crowned king of Arles here in 1365. The bishopric moved to Aix in 1801, and the church became a parish church. Pope Leo XIII raised it to a minor basilica in 1882, and UNESCO listed it in 1981.
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