International Database and Gallery of Structures
| Structure: |
Barrel vault |
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| Function / usage: |
Church |
| Location: |
Vézelay, Yonne (89), Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France |
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| Coordinates: | 47° 27' 58.91" N 3° 44' 56.06" E |
| narthex length | 22 m | |
| narthex width | 23.5 m | |
| narthex height | 19.5 m | |
| choir | width | 10.65 m |
| length | 26.6 m | |
| length | 22 m | |
| nave | length | 62.5 m |
| width of nave | 23.25 m | |
| height of vaults of main aisle | 18.55 m | |
| width of central aisle | 14 m | |
| width of each adjoining aisle | 6.2 m | |
| height of each adjoining aisle | 7.5 m |
| 1096 | Abbot Artaud begins with the construction of a new church. |
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| 21 April 1104 | Dedication of the choir and the transept. |
| 1106 | Heavily taxed the inhabitants revolt and kill Abbot Artaud. |
| 25 July 1120 | A fire destroys the Carolingian nave. 1200 persons perish. |
| 1165 | Fire in one of the crypts under the choir. |
| 1166 | Thomas Becket pronounces the excommunication of King Henry II of England in the church. |
| 1537 | The abbey becomes secular. |
| 1819 | The wooden frames of the Tower Saint-Michel are catch on fire after lightning hits the tower. |
| 1979 | Listed as a World Heritage Site. |
