EGLISE ROMANE NOTRE-DAME-DE L'ASSOMPTION - GORGES DU TARN CAUSSES
Church and Priory
EGLISE ROMANE NOTRE-DAME-DE L'ASSOMPTION
Saint-Chély-du-Tarn
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48210 GORGES DU TARN CAUSSES
Glimpse the church: hardly, from afar, would it stand out from the other houses, with its venerable square tower bell, with an antique aspect, with a wide opening on its side. Yet, it is pretty, this rustic edifice with a harsh appearance: its apse, with 5 outdoor bays, provides itself round moldings; above its Gothic gate, a sculpted stone, Adam and Eve holding themselves around the fatal tree on which the snake is wrapped around.
The interior of the monument is testament of a certain research. The nave, covered by a slightly broken barrel vault, is decorated by blind arcades, the choir, has two arcades that make a cross-brace; the apse has 7 bays…
Reception
Natural regions : Gorges du Tarn
Territories : Grands Sites des Gorges du Tarn, de la Jonte et des CaussesNational Park of the CevennesPerimeter UNESCO Causses and Cevennes
Groups welcomed : oui
Reservation
Labels & Brands
- Classé aux monuments historiques
Tour
Spoken languages on tour : French
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Civilian building style :
- Romanesque
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OFFICE DE TOURISME CEVENNES GORGES DU TARN - ANTENNE DE SAINTE ENIMIE
GORGES DU TARN CAUSSES
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