Eglise Saint-Martin de Tayac - Dordogne, FRA
N 44° 56.632 E 001° 00.307
31T E 342619 N 4978650
A very fine version of a Fortified Romanesque Church in the Vézère Valley.
Waymark Code: WMZ8F3
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 09/28/2018
Views: 1
Fortified Romanesque church at the end of the Middle Age with turrets and machicolation. At the south corner of the chevet, corbels were to support a watch-tower. Two stairs hidden in the walls and having their entrance at two meters from the ground, one of which leads to the platform above the bedside, which allows a surveillance of the surroundings. The other leads to the vault of the nave where the frame forms an immense vessel that can shelter a large multitude. Scalloped novel portal. Rectangular bedside table.
Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque: Romanesque
Web site proof of Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque features: [Web Link]
Date of origin: 13th century
Type of building (structure): Church
Address:
14 Rue de Tayac
24620 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil - France
Architect(s) if known: Not listed
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