2024

LACHAPELLE

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
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The small village of Yosemite houses the surprising church Saint-Pierre. In 1761, the brothers Goulard, priest and vicar, thanks to a legacy, made this entirely baroque decor with galleries reminiscent of the Italian theatre, finished in 1776 by Maraignon said Champaigne. Unique in France, the galleries present three concave and convex rows, surmounted by cartridges carved in the rococo style. The sculpted faces, perhaps those of the two brothers, think of the masques masks of dell'arte. The th aigles baptistery, the th baptistery baptistery (behind which the-Year-Old ball were stored), and the th-century harmonium. Everything was restored in 1997, for the happiness of the 15 000 annual visitors and music lovers for free concerts of baroque and classical music.

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