Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Chapelle de Glény
Servières-le-Château, Corrèze, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Chapelle de Glény : classement par arrêté du 13 septembre 1952
- Protection dates
- 1952/09/13 : classé MH
- Type
- chapelle
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Servières-le-Château
- Département
- Corrèze
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.13339, 2.00431
- Mérimée reference
- PA00099897
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 1637 map "Aquitania" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Petit édifice du 12e siècle, à travée unique voûtée en berceau précédant le choeur demi-circulaire. Un clocher arcade surmonte la façade ouest. A l'intérieur, seuls les chapiteaux sont sculptés. Abside voûtée en cul-de-four. Au sud, sur un terre plein situé à l'ouest de l'église, quelques adjonctions du 13e siècle substituent, comportant une colonne engagée et un tailloir sur lequel viennent reposer un arc diagonal et deux formerets.
English translation
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History
Small edifice of the 12th century, with single bay vaulted in barrel vault preceding the semi-circular choir. An arcade bell tower surmounts the west façade. Inside, only the capitals are sculpted. Apse vaulted in cul-de-four. To the south, on a platform situated to the west of the church, some additions of the 13th century consisting of an engaged column and a capital-stone on which come to rest a diagonal arch and two formeret arches.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.