Savennières

French original

La partie ancienne de l'édifice se situe à la façade occidentale et aux deux tiers occidentaux du mur sud de la nef . Le mur nord a disparu au XV^ème siècle pour la construction d'un collatéral. Au XII^èmesiècle on a appuyé contre le mur sud de la nef un beau portail et on a flanqué l'église d'un clocher en marquant d'un contrefort la limite de la reprise. L'actuel chevet comportant une travée droite et une abside arrondie date probablement de la même époque.

Savennières: the exterior Savennières: western façade

Savennières: northern wall of the nave (herringbone pattern)

The windows: only two Romanesque windows remain on the western façade and the southern wall - Romanesque windows in the southern wall.

The pediment of the western front is adorned with a triangle enclosing the same diamond-shaped patterns as the ones of the windows.

The apse dates from the 1140s-1150s with its cornice and console figures.

The windows are framed with rich flower patterns

The bell tower: the 12th-century tower is surmounted by a slate-covered spire. — The bell tower: the 12^th-century tower is surmounted by a slate-covered spire.

In the choir, 19th-century stained-glass windows with a beautiful 17th-century medallion representing the Assumption of the Virgin Mary — In the choir, 19^th-century stained-glass windows with a beautiful 17^th-century medallion representing the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

In the northern aisle, monstrous engouled beams used to prevent the walls from moving apart.

Savennières

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