view gallery NE13.7 km | Locomotive 130 B-439 tender 4082 - Capdenac-Gare (Aveyron), France in Locomotives [FR] Baptisée la «Cité du rail», Capdenac-Gare est née et s'est développée grâce à l'implantation d'un nœud ferroviaire. [EN] The present town owes its existence to the development of rail traffic in the late nineteenth century. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/03/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery NE14 km | Boiseries peintes et dorées - L'abbaye Saint-Sauveur - Figeac (Lot), France in Wooden Church Artefacts [FR] Le décor de bois sculpté et peint du mur sud date de la deuxième moitié du XVIIe siècle. [EN] The sculpted and painted wood decoration on the south wall dates from the second half of the 17th century. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/10/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery NE14 km | L'abbaye Saint-Sauveur - Figeac (Lot), France in Romanesque Architecture [FR] La construction de l'église actuelle fut initiée à la fin du XIe siècle et s'échelonna jusqu'au XIVe siècle. [EN] The construction of the present church was begun at the end of the 11th century and continued until the 14th century. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/06/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery NE14.2 km | Maison Natale de Jean-François Champollion - Figeac (Lot), France in Blue Plaques [FR] Né à Figeac en 1790, Jean-François Champollion déduit les principes de l'écriture égyptienne antique en 1821. [EN] Jean-François Champollion was born in this house 23 December 1790, the last of seven children. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/10/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery NE14.2 km | Musée Champollion - Les Écritures du Monde - Figeac (Lot), France in History Museums [FR] En 1986, un premier musée est inauguré qui rend hommage à l'enfant du pays, Jean-François Champollion. [EN] The Champollion Museum houses a collection devoted to Figeac's most famous son, Jean-François Champollion. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/11/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery NE14.2 km | Église Notre-Dame-du-Puy - Figeac (Lot), France in Romanesque Architecture [FR] Cette église d'origine romane fut plusieurs fois remaniée, notamment aux xive siècle et XVIIe siècles. [EN] This church of Romanesque origins was modified several times, notably in the 14th and 17th centuries. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/17/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery NE14.2 km | Retable Majeur - Église Notre-Dame-du-Puy - Figeac (Lot), France in Wooden Church Artefacts [FR] Le retable monumental s'élevant jusqu'aux voûtes de l'église s'interpose entre les chapelles du chevet et la nef centrale. [EN] The monumental altarpiece rising to the ceiling stands between the radiating chapels and the central nave. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/17/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery SW15.9 km | Le moulin à vent du Mas de la Bosse - Promilhanes (Lot), France in Windmills [FR] Le vieux moulin à vent du Mas de la Bosse est presque bi-centenaire. [EN] The old windmill of the la Bosse farm is almost two hundred years old. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/02/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery NE17.2 km | Moulin de Seyrignac - Lunan (Lot), France in Windmills [FR] Moulin tour du XVe siècle. Restauré par M.et Mme André Chambon qui le voyaient tomber en ruines. [EN] Tower windmill from the 15th century. Restored by Mr. and Mrs. André Chambon who were watching it fall into ruin. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/17/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery SE17.9 km | Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Monuments Historiques Français [FR] La Chapelle des Pénitents noirs de la Sainte Croix a été construite à Villefranche-de-Rouergue entre 1642 et 1671. [EN] The chapel of the Black Penitents of the Holy Cross was constructed between 1642 and 1671. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/05/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery SE17.9 km | Les stalles de Sulpice, Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Wooden Church Artefacts [FR] "En 1808 y sont placées sur la tribune des stalles exécutées vers 1480 par André Sulpice." [EN] "In 1808, choir stalls made in 1480 by André Sulpice were placed in the balcony." posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/06/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery SE17.9 km | Plafond peint de la Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Wooden Church Artefacts [FR] "En 1701, le plafond en bois est décoré de peintures, signées Guy, exaltant le culte de la Vraie Croix." [EN] "In 1701, the wooden ceiling was decorated in paintings, signed "Guy", exalting the cult of the True Cross." posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/06/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery SE17.9 km | Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Baroque Architecture [FR] Magnifique chapelle baroque à la façade classique qui cache un intérieur richement sculpté et peint. [EN] Magnificent Baroque chapel with a classical facade with an interior hiding inside which is richly sculpted and painted. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/09/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery SE17.9 km | Ancienne église Saint-Jacques - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Monuments Historiques Français [FR] L'église de l'hôpital Saint-Jacques, qui existait déjà en 1339, est construite pour les consuls en 1455. [EN] The church of the Saint-James hospital, which had already existed since 1339, was constructed for the town councillors in 1455. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/04/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery SE17.9 km | Way Marker - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Way of St. James [FR] Le chemin de Conques-Toulouse est un itinéraire qui relie la voie du Puy-en-Velay à la voie d’Arles. [EN] The Conques-Toulouse itinerary connects the Via Podiensis with the Via Tolosana. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/04/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery SE18 km | Les stalles de Sulpice, Eglise Notre-Dame - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Wooden Church Artefacts [FR] C'est dans la nef qu'un condensé du quotidien des hommes du XVe siècle est donné à voir grâce au talent de sculpteur de Sulpice. [EN] The daily life of people in the 15th century is brought to life in the nave in the sculpture of André Sulpice. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/03/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery SE18 km | Eglise Notre-Dame - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Monuments Historiques Français [FR] La construction de l'église commence en 1260. Le plan prévu reprend celui habituel dans les églises de style Gothique méridional. [EN] The imposing building offers a southern Gothic style which highlights the tower porch. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/02/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery S18.7 km | Chartreuse Saint-Sauveur - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Abbeys, Convents and Monasteries [FR] La chartreuse Saint-Sauveur est un ancien monastère de moines-ermites de l'ordre des Chartreux. [EN] There are few Chartreuses in good condition in France. Villefranche-de-Rouergue has retained its virtually intact. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/06/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery S18.7 km | Les stalles de l’atelier d’André et Etienne Suplice - Chartreuse Saint-Sauveur - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Wooden Church Artefacts [FR] "le visiteur peut s’émerveiller devant la splendeur des stalles réalisées dans les années 1470-1480." [EN] "The visitor can marvel at the splendor of the stalls executed in years 1470-1480." posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/06/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery S18.7 km | Haute Cloison, La chapelle de la Chartreuse Saint-Sauveur - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Wooden Church Artefacts [FR] "La chapelle est divisée en deux parties par une haute cloison en bois." [EN] "The chapel is divided into two parts by a high wooden partition." posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/06/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery S18.7 km | Sculpture, Chartreuse Saint-Sauveur - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Stone Church Artefacts [FR] Eléments architecturaux sculptés dans la Chartreuse Saint-Sauveur. [EN] Sculpted architectural features in the Carthusian monestary of Saint-Sauveur. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/08/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery S20.9 km | Les Gris - Villefranche-de-Rouergue (Aveyron), France in Bed and Breakfast [FR] Située à Villefranche-de-Rouergue, la chambre d’hôtes Les Gris dispose d'une terrasse. [EN] Set in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Les Gris features a terrace. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 11/02/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery W21.7 km | Tempus Fugit Sundial - St Cirq Lapopie, France in Sundials On a house on the trail to the parking lot for St Cirq Lapopie is a small vertical sundial with the motto "Tempus Fugit" Time Flies! posted by: arby101ca location: Occitanie, France date approved: 08/26/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery W22.2 km | Church Sundial - Saint Cirq Lapopie, France in Sundials On the bell tower of the old fortified church that dominates St Cirq Lapopie is a fine vertical declining sundial. posted by: arby101ca location: Occitanie, France date approved: 08/24/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery W22.2 km | Eglise Saint Cirq Lapopie in Monuments Historiques Français The church that dominates the town of Saint Cirq Lapopie is a national historical monument, the most notable historical monument of many in Saint Cirq Lapopie. posted by: arby101ca location: Occitanie, France date approved: 08/24/2015 last visited: never |
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