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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 825796" data-attributes="member: 53455"><p><strong>A Romanesque masterpiece</strong></p><p></p><p>Dedicated to Saint Peter and located on the path to Compostela (and therefore a UNESCO World Heritage site), the Benedictine abbey of Moissac in Aquitaine was founded in the 700s. According to legend, it was founded even earlier, in 506, by the freshly converted Clovis, King of the Franks, but there is no historical evidence that this truly was the case. Affiliated to Cluny from 1047, it became the most powerful monastery in southwestern France and numbered over 1,000 monks —most likely including lay brothers, though.</p><p></p><p>This abbey is renowned worldwide for its architectural and artistic treasures, the most famous parts being the church’s stunning tympanum and the iconic statue of Saint Jeremy. There are stunningly innovative features everywhere (look at those “scalloped” doors!), and the abbey was on the very first list of Historic Landmarks drawn up by Minister Prosper Mérimée in 1840.</p><p></p><p>Inside the church (the southern portal with its tympanum is to the right) is a narthex with cyclopean diagonal stone arches that support the Mediæval battlements and the bell tower above. In front of you are the two smallish doors into the nave itself.</p><p></p><p>Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]411906[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 825796, member: 53455"] [B]A Romanesque masterpiece[/B] Dedicated to Saint Peter and located on the path to Compostela (and therefore a UNESCO World Heritage site), the Benedictine abbey of Moissac in Aquitaine was founded in the 700s. According to legend, it was founded even earlier, in 506, by the freshly converted Clovis, King of the Franks, but there is no historical evidence that this truly was the case. Affiliated to Cluny from 1047, it became the most powerful monastery in southwestern France and numbered over 1,000 monks —most likely including lay brothers, though. This abbey is renowned worldwide for its architectural and artistic treasures, the most famous parts being the church’s stunning tympanum and the iconic statue of Saint Jeremy. There are stunningly innovative features everywhere (look at those “scalloped” doors!), and the abbey was on the very first list of Historic Landmarks drawn up by Minister Prosper Mérimée in 1840. Inside the church (the southern portal with its tympanum is to the right) is a narthex with cyclopean diagonal stone arches that support the Mediæval battlements and the bell tower above. In front of you are the two smallish doors into the nave itself. Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light. [ATTACH type="full"]411906[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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