Église Saint-Maclou

Colombiers, Charente-Maritime, France

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Designation: Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection: classé MH
Extent of protection: Eglise : classement par arrêté du 20 juillet 1908
Protection dates: 1908/07/20 : classé MH
Type: église
Main period of construction: 12e siècle
Ownership: propriété de la commune
Commune: Colombiers
Département: Charente-Maritime
Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country: France
Coordinates: 45.64436, -0.54958
Mérimée reference: PA00104656

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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1621 map "Carte du Pais d'Aunis Ville et Gouvernement de la Rochelle." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Historique

Edifice à nef unique, terminé par une travée de choeur couverte en coupole et surmontée d'un clocher. La coupole est sur trompe, avec arcs doubleaux retombant sur des chapiteaux sculptés.

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History

Edifice with single nave, terminated by a bay of choir covered with a cupola and surmounted by a bell tower. The cupola is on a squinch, with transverse arches resting on sculptured capitals.

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