Église Notre-Dame de Mailhat

English translation

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History

This church belongs to the school of Benedictine architecture and has nothing in common with the properly so-called Romanesque Auvergnat style. Despite notable modifications introduced in the 15th and 16th centuries, the primitive plan of the 13th century. The plan of the 13th century comprises: a choir or sanctuary composed of three chapels or niches radiating on the half of a circle; a bay forming transept with dome on pendentive on which rises the bell tower; three other bays forming the nave with columns with historiated or foliate capitals. In the 15th century, addition to the north of a sacristy and two chapels, one of which was restored in 1613. To the south, a chapel and the staircase tower which leads to the fortified storey date from the 15th century. The lateral south entrance door was ornamented with voussures resting on eight columns with capitals which are historiated. On the jambs are sculpted representations of vices. The door panels are in carved wood, work of the end of the 15th century.