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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 830518" data-attributes="member: 53455">An enormous fortified church in a very small village (2020)The grandiose ruins of the Saint-Hippolyte fortified church in the village of Bonnay in Burgundy. The village, numbering barely more than 300 souls, was never proportionate to the size of the church. The location, a hilltop that makes it very visible for miles around, was the deciding factor when Benedictine monks from Cluny, the largest, grandest and most powerful abbey that ever was, decided to establish a priory. The church was built around 1000–50 and was subsequently one of the first fortified churches in Burgundy. It is noteworthy that, for once, the fortification was not done by civilians but by the monks themselves, from 1214.The church is thought to have been ruined during the 16th century, perhaps in connection with the Wars of Religion, although nothing more precise seems to be known about it, which is very strange.Although in ruins, the church is still consecrated today and I have seen people come to pray before its altar.Nikon Z7, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Long exposure, ND1000 filter.[ATTACH=full]416776[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 830518, member: 53455"] [B]An enormous fortified church in a very small village (2020)[/B] The grandiose ruins of the Saint-Hippolyte fortified church in the village of Bonnay in Burgundy. The village, numbering barely more than 300 souls, was never proportionate to the size of the church. The location, a hilltop that makes it very visible for miles around, was the deciding factor when Benedictine monks from Cluny, the largest, grandest and most powerful abbey that ever was, decided to establish a priory. The church was built around 1000–50 and was subsequently one of the first fortified churches in Burgundy. It is noteworthy that, for once, the fortification was not done by civilians but by the monks themselves, from 1214. The church is thought to have been ruined during the 16th century, perhaps in connection with the Wars of Religion, although nothing more precise seems to be known about it, which is very strange. Although in ruins, the church is still consecrated today and I have seen people come to pray before its altar. Nikon Z7, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Long exposure, ND1000 filter. [ATTACH type="full"]416776[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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