The palace of the popes, considered to be the historic centre of Avignon located in Avignon, France, is one of the most important and the biggest gothic buildings all over Europe. Earlier Avignon was of no great importance and went under extensive development; it acted as the home of many popes and anti popes back in the 1300’s, as they took refuge, because of the havoc and chaos going around in Rome. The palace was built on the northern edge of Avignon, the site was earlier occupied by the bishops of Avignon, and the palace is occupied on around 3 acres and is enormously expensive, as it consumed a large amount of income from the offices of the pope. The rooms of the palace are famous for their beautiful paintings on the walls and on the roof of it.