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11 juin 2007

Vault the Michaelmas de Saint-Philibert

Vault the Michaelmas de Saint-Philibert
At the top of the narthex the vault Saint Michel is located, which also comprises three vessels of three spans. The central vessel is arched in curved cradle, supported by squat round piles.The first spans of collateral support the turns. They communicate...
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11 juin 2007

The mysterious inscription in Saint-Philibert

The mysterious inscription in Saint-Philibert
On one of the arcades, known as “arcade of Gerlannus”, is reproduced a mysterious text engraved in the stone which could not be deciphered to date; that thus made since approximately thousand years. Let us note first of all that it is not a question there...
11 juin 2007

The Saint-Valérien church of Tournus

The Saint-Valérien church of Tournus
Regarded as a vault of the abbey intended to honour Holy Valérien, primitive owner of Tournus martyrized in IIème century, it was undoubtedly one of the first parish churches of Tournus. There remains today only the nave, arched in broken cradle. To notice:...
11 juin 2007

The cloister of Saint-Philibert

The cloister of Saint-Philibert
The cloister is leaned at the southern side of the nave. It has only two galleries in north and the east. The northern gallery opens on the garden by curved arcades which rest on solid masses square pillars, framed by squat columns, with the vegetable...
11 juin 2007

Saint Martin de Thuret

Saint Martin de Thuret
I present the lady of the crusades to you. A black virgin was venerated in Thuret since the seventh crusade, was preached in Le Puy in front of Saint louis and the lords of Thuret. This one dates from the XVIIth century and has being reproduced on the...
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11 juin 2007

The column of the zodiac

The column of the zodiac
The museum of the column of the zodiac presents the most singular part of the inheritance of the abbey, famous the Romance “calendar”. Also known under the name of pillar, of octagone, or column of the zodiac, which translates the perplexity of the specialists...
11 juin 2007

Church Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul de Souvigny

Church Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul de Souvigny
It is Aimard, ancestor of the Bourbons, who, in 915 or 920, gave to the abbey of Cluny (it even founded into 910) some goods that he had in Souvigny as well as a church dedicated to Saint Pierre. The modèste monastery, established towards 960, will connaitra...
11 juin 2007

The menhir of Simandre

The menhir of Simandre
We are here in the valley of Suran, between Bourg in Bresse and Oyonnax, not far from the marvellous gorges of Ain. Deep France guardian of our traditions… Occupied very early in the history as the prehistoric traces and gallo show it Roman, in the beginning...
11 juin 2007

The cathedral Notre-Dame and Saint Paul

The cathedral Notre-Dame and Saint Paul
History The site of Saint-Paul-Three-Castles was inhabited as of Prehistory. The Neolithic era (- 6.000 with - 2.500 before J. - C.) there is well represented by the important site of the Mills which extended at least on 4 ha in south-west from the current...
11 juin 2007

The vault Sainte-Agathe

The vault Sainte-Agathe
Not far from Saint-Desiré on a headland where a way of cross arrives, is the vault Sainte-Agathe. Place of pélerinage, it preserves Romance parts. It includes/understands a nave, finished by a small apse and two absidioles. a square bell-tower dominates...
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