Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Chapelle de la Trinité
Melgven, Finistère, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Chapelle (cad. D 320) : classement par arrêté du 21 décembre 1914
- Protection dates
- 1914/12/21 : classé MH
- Type
- chapelle
- Main period of construction
- 15e siècle, 16e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Melgven
- Département
- Finistère
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.91888, -3.81739
- Mérimée reference
- PA00090113
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 7: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
L'entrée de la chapelle présente une grande porte percée dans le pignon qui supporte le clocher. Le tympan est sculpté d'un groupe de la Trinité accompagné d'anges tenant des banderolles. L'escalier du clocher est isolé et donne accès, par une passerelle, à la chambre des cloches.
English translation
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History
The entrance to the chapel presents a large door pierced in the gable which supports the bell tower. The tympanum is carved with a group of the Trinity accompanied by angels holding scrolls. The bell tower staircase is isolated and gives access, by a footbridge, to the bell chamber.
Nearby in the register
- Chapelle de Coat-Am-Podouchapelle1 mi
- Allée couverte dite Ty Corriganet, de Coat Menez Guenallée couverte2 mi
- Deux dolmensdolmen2 mi
- Chapelle du Moustoirchapelle2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.