General Information
Beginning of works: | 12th century |
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Completion: | 14th century |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Barrel vault |
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Function / usage: |
Church |
Material: |
Masonry structure |
Architectural style: |
Romanesque |
Location
Location: |
Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire (71), Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France |
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Coordinates: | 46° 26' 59.57" N 4° 7' 18.49" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 63.50 m | |
total width | 22.35 m | |
height from ground to tip of spire | 56 m | |
ambulatory | height of vault | 9.60 m |
choir | length | 25 m |
dome | height | 25.50 m |
nave | width | 9.25 m |
height | 22 m | |
length | 22 m | |
height of aisle vaulting | 11.55 m | |
width of aisles | 6.55 m | |
transept | length | 40.50 m |
Chronology
1109 | End of construction of the church. |
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Bourgogne romane. 7th edition, Editions Zodiaque, Saint-Léger-Vauban (France), pp. 157-158. (1979):
- Cluny. Le monachisme avant Cluny. La réforme clunisienne. Les "grands abbés". L'église clunisienne. Abbayes et prieurés de France et d'Europe. MSM, Vic-en-Bigorre (France), pp. 282-285. (2004):
- Histoire visuelle des Monuments de France. Larousse, Paris (France), pp. 59. (2003):
- Les priorales de Paray-le-Monial. In: Dossiers d'Archéologie, n. 275 (July - August 2002), pp. 76-79. (2002):
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20010219 - Published on:
04/09/2003 - Last updated on:
08/05/2016