L’église Notre-Dame de Taverny
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache
N 49° 01.833 E 002° 13.642
31U E 443522 N 5431139
[FR] L’église Notre-Dame de Taverny (XIIIè siècle) de style gothique est l’un des plus beaux monuments de l’Ile-de-France. [EN] The gothic church of Notre-Dame in Taverny is one of the most beautiful monuments in the Ile-de-France region.
Waymark Code: WM3MBT
Location: France
Date Posted: 04/20/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Jyrki&Sari
Views: 21

FR] Sa construction fut entreprise par les Montmorency et terminée en 1237. Blanche de Castille en aurait posé la première pierre.

Le sanctuaire est orienté vers l’Est direction du soleil levant, celle aussi de Jérusalem.

L’édifice fut consolidé principalement aux XVè et XIXè siècles. Les grandes orgues sont d’époque Renaissance

[EN] Its construction was undertaken by the Montmorency family and finished in 1237. Blanche of Castille is said to have laid the first stone.

The sanctuary is oriented towards the east in the direction of the rising sun, which is also that of Jerusalem.

The ediface was consolidated principally in the 15th and 19ths centuries. The organ is from the Renaissance era.

Building Materials: Stone

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