Editing Beaucaire, Gard (section)

===Croix Couverte de Beaucaire===
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[[File:Beaucaire-Oratoire de la croix couverte-20130617.jpg|thumb|Oratory of the Covered Cross]]

The ''Croix Couverte de Beaucaire'', or the Covered Cross, is a 14th-century stone [[Oratory (worship)|oratory]] located in Beaucaire at what is now the intersection of the ''Route to Fourques'' and the ''Chemin de Beauvoir.''  The monument has three faces rising off a triangular base, each with a large Gothic arched opening and an open stone balustrade at the top.

The vaulted space holds the support for a stone cross, the oratory's original cross is now located in the Auguste Jacquet Museum at the [[Château de Beaucaire]]. Classified as a historical monument since October 10, 1906, the structure was likely built by [[John, Duke of Berry]], [[Governor of Languedoc]].

In 2019, the commune of Beaucaire inaugurated a program to study the monument and create a plan to repair damage to the stonework, improve adjacent drainage, relocate adjacent power poles and lines, and make general improvements to the site.<ref name="croix">{{cite web
 |title        = Des études en cours pour restaurer la Croix Couverte
 |publisher    = Midi Libre
 |author       = 
 |date         = October 11, 2020
 |url          = https://www-midilibre-fr.translate.goog/2020/10/11/mettre-en-valeur-la-croix-couverte-9131219.php?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=it&_x_tr_pto=nui}}</ref>