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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 823659" data-attributes="member: 53455">Saint-Pierre-les-Églises, a village in central/western France, features a cemetery that’s been there for ages: it used to be a Merovingian necropolis. In it stands the small Saint Peter church, screened by secular trees. This church is also mostly Merovingian, as it was built during the 600s or 700s at the latest. The part on the right is a modern sacristy added during the 1700s †.It is of course admirable on the outside, but the inside hides a true and unique wonder: alfresco paintings carbon-dated between 780 and 980, making them part of the oldest in the whole Western world.The cemetery is still in use, as it lies quite outside of the village and therefore conforms to hygiene regulations.Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light.† : the French administration of Monuments historiques (Historic Landmarks) has an unwritten rule dubbed “The One-Hundred Year Rule”, which stipulates that anything older than 100 years had to be kept and preserved, however ugly it may be. Therefore, the Saint Peter church will most likely never be enjoyed again in its own proportions and  perspectives. This enormous wart of a sacristy will always remain attached to it![ATTACH=full]409768[/ATTACH]</blockquote>