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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 823689" data-attributes="member: 53455">A mystery wrapped in an enigma.This octagonal structure is a mystery for archæologists and art historians. Located in the small town of Montmorillon in the central France, the Octagon (as it is officially called) is probably a Romanesque cemetery chapel from around Year 1000, as it has two levels, the lowest being an ossuary (the roof is recent: 17th century).However, its round shape is very puzzling and unusual, as precious few churches and chapels from the Middle Ages are other than rectangular or cross–shaped. Inspiration for it may be found in the Chapel of the Rock in Jerusalem (681) or the Palatine Chapel in Aachen in Germany (762).According to several sources, this place was considered holy a long time before Christianitycame, and it is very likely that at least one much older sanctuary (Gaulish or even older) exists underneath the Octagon. No digging has ever been undertaken to date.Nikon D810, Nikkor 24mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens, handheld.[ATTACH=full]409799[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 823689, member: 53455"] [B]A mystery wrapped in an enigma.[/B] This octagonal structure is a mystery for archæologists and art historians. Located in the small town of Montmorillon in the central France, the Octagon (as it is officially called) is probably a Romanesque cemetery chapel from around Year 1000, as it has two levels, the lowest being an ossuary (the roof is recent: 17th century). However, its round shape is very puzzling and unusual, as precious few churches and chapels from the Middle Ages are other than rectangular or cross–shaped. Inspiration for it may be found in the Chapel of the Rock in Jerusalem (681) or the Palatine Chapel in Aachen in Germany (762). According to several sources, this place was considered holy a long time before Christianitycame, and it is very likely that at least one much older sanctuary (Gaulish or even older) exists underneath the Octagon. No digging has ever been undertaken to date. Nikon D810, Nikkor 24mm, ƒ/1.4 G lens, handheld. [ATTACH type="full"]409799[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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