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16 et 17 septembre 2023Passat
Setembre 2023
Dissabte 16
14:30 - 17:30
Dimenge 17
14:30 - 17:30

Église-Abbatiale Saint-Pierre

Place de l'Abbaye 37290 Preuilly-sur-Claise
  • Indre-et-Loire
  • Centre-Val de Loire

Guided tour

Enter the eventful history of Preuilly-sur-Claise by following the guide who will tell you about the origin of the construction of the abbey and will tell you about relations with the barons who marke
16 et 17 septembre 2023Passat
Yolande Deberne

Enter the turbulent history of Preuilly-sur-Claise by following the guide who will tell you the origin of the construction of the abbey and will tell you about the relations with the barons who marked the place.
Discover the important characters who made the fame of the city, by reading stained glass windows and anecdotes told in the notebooks of the Poterne.

Types d'événement
Visite commentée / Conférence
Thèmes 2023
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Conditions de participation
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Type de public
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À propos du lieu

Église-Abbatiale Saint-Pierre
Place de l'Abbaye 37290 Preuilly-sur-Claise
  • Indre-et-Loire
  • Centre-Val de Loire
The Monastery was founded in 1001 by Baron de Preuilly Effroy and his wife Beatrix d'Issoudun. The current Saint-Pierre abbey was built in the 1140s on a vast Benedictine plan: nave, aisles, transept, chevet surrounded by its ambulatory with radiant chapels. The bold party of an architecture called "in the market" gives a very airy and luminous internal volume. The monument is also remarkable for the richness and profusion of the capitals, many of which are authentic and of great finesse. Also noteworthy are the elegant transept stands. The important restoration campaign of the nineteenth century marked the monument without altering its overall beauty, it is particularly visible on the bedside and with the tower of the bell tower, rebuilt following its collapse in 1867, and surmounted by an incongruous arrow covered with glazed tiles. Conventual buildings remain, in particular, two arcades supported by a double colonnade, the remains of the 12th century cloister and the chapter hall co
Etiquetas
Monument historique, Édifice religieux
Ville de Preuilly