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Romanesque abbeys: Saint Savin, Nouaillé-Maupertuis
Saint
Savin
The vast Romanesque church of Saint Savin, built on the west bank of the beautiful river Gartempe is of unequalled
architectural beauty with 11th-century wall paintings listed by UNESCO
as a "Historical Monument of Worldwide Importance."
The paintings were drawn directly onto the vaulting of the
nave and cover an area of 412 m2 (1351 ft2 ). Scenes of Apocalypse, Book of
Genesis, Book of Exodus...
Construction of the Tower of Babel...Liveliness of
characters, details of clothing , attitudes suggesting movement...
Noah's Ark, Christ in Majesty ... a few details
of this fabulous Paintings' Album...
Nouaillé Maupertuis
Nouaillé
Maupertuis Abbey...one of the many Romanesque abbeys of Poitou...in an
attractive setting, fortified abbey with medieval towers ,walls ,moats..
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Index of castles, cities,abbeys by
alphabetical order: Amboise
Angers
Azay le Rideau Brissac
Chambonneau Chambord
Chateau Larcher
Chaumont Chenonceau
Cheverny
Chinon Dissay
Gençay Gué-Péan
Guillonnière Langeais
Luynes
Melle
Montreuil-Bellay
Montrichard
Moulin
Nouaillé Maupertuis Pocé sur Cisse
Saint-Aignan Saint Maurice la Clouère
Saint Savin Ussé
Valençay
Villandry
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