Abbatiale de l'Abbaye de la Trinité - Vendôme (Loir-et-Cher), France
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N 47° 47.467 E 001° 04.133
31T E 355369 N 5294889
[EN] In 1271, the abbey is rebuilt in the Gothic style, the Roman transept is preserved for lack of means. [FR] En 1271, l'abbatiale est reconstruite dans le style gothique, le transept roman est conservé par manque de moyens.
Waymark Code: WMZZRW
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 01/29/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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"The abbey church of La Trinité is a major monument of the French Middle Ages and includes eleventh-century architectural elements, a 14th-century choir, a 12th-century Romanesque bell tower and a 83-meter-high façade. flamboyant.

The Gothic church resumed the plan of the Romanesque chevet with five radiant chapels. The closing of the choir is decorated with flamboyant Gothic and Renaissance sculptures. The stalls have caricatures carved with picturesque scenes of daily life and crafts. The closing of the choir and the stalls were commissioned by the abbot Louis de Crevant and ended by his nephew Antoine in the first half of the sixteenth century.

In 1508, the master builder, Jehan Texier dit Jehan de Beauce realizes the facade of the abbey of Trinity. This "carved fire" is one of the masterpieces of Flamboyant Gothic art. The bell tower of the church is also an exceptional building built in the twelfth century. It resembles the south tower of the cathedral of Chartres which is contemporary. "

Sources : The Abbey

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"L'abbatiale de la Trinité est un monument majeur du Moyen Âge français. Elle comprend des éléments d'architecture du XIe siècle, un chœur du XIVe siècle, un clocher roman qui date du XIIe siècleet qui mesure 83 mètres de haut, une façade flamboyante.

L'église gothique a repris le plan du chevet roman à cinq chapelles rayonnantes. La clôture du chœur est ornée de sculptures gothiques flamboyantes et Renaissance. Les stalles ont des miséricordes sculptées de pittoresques scènes de la vie quotidienne et des métiers. La clôture du chœur et les stalles ont été commandées par l'abbé Louis de Crevant et terminées par son neveu Antoine dans la première moitié du XVIe siècle.

En 1508, le maître d’œuvre, Jehan Texier dit Jehan de Beauce réalise la façade de l’abbatiale de la Trinité. Cet "embrasement sculpté" est un des chefs-d’œuvre de l’art gothique flamboyant. Le clocher de l’église constitue aussi un édifice exceptionnel construit au XIIe siècle. Il ressemble au clocher sud de la cathédrale de Chartres qui lui est contemporain. "

Sources : L’Abbaye

Web site proof of Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque features: [Web Link]

Date of origin: 13 ème siècle

Type of building (structure): Church

Address:
Rue de l'Abbaye Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher France 41100


Architect(s) if known: Not listed

Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque: Not listed

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