Oloron-Sainte-Marie Travel Guide

 hquittner Says:  Still more statues adorned the portal further out from the arched At the sane height on the right stands a statue of the great Gaston IV on a horse to the right of the portal while on the side left side, a statue of two lions who have partly swallowed a human. Higher up... 

 hquittner Says:  The lower middle level of voussoirs recognizes every day life, particularly activities of everyday life, but at its center are a pair of what appear to be devils. As to the toils, some can be seen to be important as nearby types of activity. Most prominent is the fishing of... 

 hquittner Says:  The broad width above the tympanum has four arcades with the middle two levels comprised of sculpted blocks. The upper of these contains the 24 Elders of the Apocalypse surrounding a central group that displays the Holy Lamb and Angels. Each Elder has a viol or rebec in one... 

 hquittner Says:  The tympanum of the Descent from the Cross illustrated here in the center is surrounded by several figures that are part of that scene. Beyond at each side are Saints in separate roundel settings surrounded on the left by lions involved in persecuting the church and on the... 

 hquittner Says:  There is a trumeau between the portals to the church which is thought to have been installed during the construction of the church. The remarkable quality of the local marble and workmanship make this the first example of a Victory Monument in Modern Western Art. I cannot... 

 hquittner Says:  A large square porch extends from the center of the West end of the church. Laterally the church extends down to low aisles with six projecting buttresses and small lower nave windows and round upper central nave ones. There is a short tower at the crossing. The most...