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15 and 16 September 2018Passed
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Free
September 2018
Saturday 15
10:00 - 18:30
Sunday 16
10:00 - 19:00
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Eglise saint-jacques

Place de l'église, 85700 Pouzauges
  • Vendée
  • Pays de la Loire

Visit free of the church Saint Jacques

Located in the high part(party) of the city, in city centre, the church St Jacques belongs to heritage but is also a member of the everyday life of Pouzaugeais.
15 and 16 September 2018Passed
Conditions
Free
Mairie de Pouzauges

Having built in XI ° century after the setting-up(presence) of the castle, she(it) has feature to gather(combine) two architectures, Romance and Gothic architectures. The small too small becoming Roman church for the population which develops around the castle and around this church, a part(party) of the church Romance and destroyed in XV ° century to rebuild a bigger(greater) church. It is then a church in 3 vessels, that presents a thickset shape typical of churches of the Bottom(Stocking) - Poitou and that is topped with a square bell tower. Each of the walls is adorned with modillons, stones in projection and sculpted of human or animal heads.
Indoors, both architectures find themselves. At the entrance(admission) it is the Romanic style which is present while more flamboyant Gothic style makes of the chorus(choir) a bright space. This chorus(choir) contains sumptuous stained-glass windows dating of XIX ° and XX ° century, among which the one tells the wars of Vendée. She(It) is combed(put on) of a French flag and not d ‘a cross. Indeed, a departmental order ordered, in Revolution, to remove the cross at the top of the coachman and of has replace with a flag in the national colours.

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Eglise saint-jacques
Place de l'église, 85700 Pouzauges
  • Vendée
  • Pays de la Loire
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Édifice religieux