Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Lanterne des Morts d'Estrées
Saint-Genou, Indre, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Lanterne des Morts d'Estrées : classement par liste de 1862
- Protection dates
- 1862 : classé MH
- Type
- lanterne des morts
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Saint-Genou
- Département
- Indre
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.92074, 1.34057
- Mérimée reference
- PA00097453
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1592 map "Topographia Aug. Turon Ducatus et confinium Gallia Cestica ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Lanterne à base octogonale conique, surmontée d'une colonne circulaire creuse. Le bas s'ouvre par une porte et, la partie supérieure est percée d'ouvertures pour l'éclairage.
English translation
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History
Lantern with a conical octagonal base, surmounted by a hollow circular column. The base opens through a door and the upper part is pierced with openings for lighting.
Nearby in the register
- Église Saint-Genou (ancienne abbatiale)égliseunder 1 mi
- Prieuré Saint-Laurentprieuré2 mi
- Ancienne collégiale Sainte-Menehould, actuelle église Saint-Sulpicecollégiale2 mi
- Châteauchâteau2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.