Eglise de la Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge - Mazeray,France
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N 45° 54.450 W 000° 33.767
30T E 689031 N 5086658
Church classified as historical monuments. Eglise classée aux monuments historiques.
Waymark Code: WMXZ1V
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 03/20/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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Romanesque and Gothic church, including a nave of three spans vaulted warheads (14th century). The bay tower is vaulted with a dome on pendants. The choir was formerly composed of three vaulted bays of warheads. He is now covered with a ceiling. Traces of a north collateral (large arched arches). The facade opens with a flamboyant Gothic portal. On the dome stands the octagonal bell tower, with a 12th century Romanesque floor and a restored upper floor.

Eglise romane et gothique, comprenant une nef de trois travées voûtées d'ogives (14e siècle). La travée sous clocher est voûtée d'une coupole sur pendentifs. Le choeur se composait autrefois de trois travées voûtées d'ogives. Il est maintenant couvert d'un plafond. Traces d'un collatéral nord (grandes arcades murées). La façade s'ouvre par un portail gothique flamboyant. Sur la coupole se dresse le clocher octogone, avec un étage roman du 12e siècle et un étage supérieur restauré.
Type of Church: Church

Status of Building: Actively in use for worship

Dominant Architectural Style: Roman

Diocese: Secteur paroissial de Saint-Jean-d'Angély

Address/Location:
rue des Richards
Mazeray, Poitou Charentes France
17400


Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]

Date of organization: Not listed

Date of building construction: Not listed

Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed

Archdiocese: Not listed

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