Villers Abbey (#3) : Church's choir by GiMi53
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Description
In the heart of the Church, the most impressive part of the ruins
(100 yards long, nave vaults reaching up to 70 feet)
The construction of the abbey church began in 1197, in Romanesque style.
Later, around from 1210 on, and in successive phases until 1267,
the more graceful and luminous Gothic style was used,
whilst maintaining a discipline and restraint of decoration
characteristic of the Cistercian aesthetics.
The Church was one of the first buildings in Gothic style and structure
in our regions.
One of the interesting features of the church is the repeated use
of oculi (circular bays) combined with lancet windows,
making the choir a unique construction of its kind.
For Nathalie
Comments (32)
tytaniafairy
Wonderful again and again ~
TombStonepl
Just amazing...