Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris, France) : View of the tower
- Creator:
- unknown (French)
- Published/Created:
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
1014-1163 ; 1606 (alteration) - Date Depicted:
- 5/16/1996
500 AD - 1499 AD - Materials:
- stone
- Notes:
- This is the oldest church in Paris, begun in 542 when Childebert I founded the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The site was attacked by the Normans and the church was rebuilt in 1014 and rededicated in 1163. Its west end tower was pierced by a portal, completed in the twelfth century, which collapsed in 1604 and was replaced in 1606 by the present classicising portal, by Marcel Le Roy. Its choir, with an apsidal east end, provides an early example of flying buttresses. The Abbey buildings were all destroyed in 1794 except for the abbey church, now know simply as Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The tomb of philosopher René Descartes is located in one of the church's side chapels.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- France -- 11th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- France -- 12th century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Romanesque
- Culture:
- French
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-F-P-SGP-A5
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
churches (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors construction buildings; religious buildings; churches; buildings; religious buildings; churches; abbey churches
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Three
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/16/1996 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10164122
- PID:
- digcoll:1840478