Ruines de la rotonde dite Temple de Lanleff

English translation

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History

The vestiges are composed of two circular enclosures. The inner enclosure is divided into twelve round arches, slightly elevated. The masses are flanked by four engaged columns, with flat bases and capitals. On the front face various figures of men, animals and ornamentations have been engraved with a point. Twelve columns are set against the masses and rise somewhat less than the arches, except for four which appear to be intended to support the principal springings of the vaults. A few bays still exist, presenting an example of the earliest barrel vaults. On the outer enclosure, an oculus and two narrow round-arch openings widen on the inside. Mérimée regarded these vestiges as the remains of a Christian church of the 10th century. Two annexes were added to these ruins in the 15th and 18th centuries.