Abbaye aux Dames

31 07, 2017

Toulouse – St. Sernin – Romanesque

By |2018-04-15T16:50:51-07:00July 31st, 2017|Architecture, Medieval|Comments Off on Toulouse – St. Sernin – Romanesque

Church of St. Sernin, Toulouse, France In 1080 AD, the church of St. Sernin in Toulouse was a busy place. Charlemagne had given the church some saints' relics, and many people stopped to pray [...]

29 07, 2017

Caen – Abbaye aux Dames

By |2019-01-16T11:28:12-08:00July 29th, 2017|Architecture, Medieval|Comments Off on Caen – Abbaye aux Dames

Caen - Abbaye aux Dames What is the Abbaye aux Dames? Matilda of Flanders ordered her architects to build this Christian church about 1050 AD in her capital at Caen. (Find out why.) The Abbaye [...]

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