SAINT VINCENT ABBEY
Abbey with a church of Romanesque Auvergne style sheltering several relics, ...Read more
ST. VINCENT'S CHURCH
Read moreFrom the first church, it remains the nave of three spans, curved in broken cradle, covered at the origin of a single roof. The doubleaux arches which reinforce it fall into committed columns whose capitals are decorated with magnificent acanthes sheets surmounted by a medallion framed by small animals or surmounted by geometric and symmetrical web. At the intersection of the transept is a dome resting on small tubes. The choir contains a short straight span that opens onto the apse in the chamber. The Roman tradition tile cover contrasts with small tiles used for other parts of the building.
CLOISTER GALLERY
Read moreThe cloister, built in the th century under the auspices of Jacques de Mareschal and Pierre de Laporte, was revived at Anne de France. The galleries are not collateralized but incorporated into the bâtiiment. The seven spans of the northern gallery are still visible. The arcades, punctuated by foothills, are surmounted by a floor with windows openings, crowned with a roof of flat tiles. At the bottom of this gallery is an elegant turret, lit by small twisted mouldings, which houses a hollow-core staircase.
ST. VINCENT DE CHANTELLE ABBEY
Abbey overlooking the Bouble gorges, welcoming pilgrims of Saint-Jacques, ...Read more