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St.-Front is actually built in the form of a Greek Cross but it is attached to a portion of an earlier partially burnt 11C church and the bell tower of 1125 that connects the two. It is modeled after St. Mark’s in Venice but the support of the domes is 4-square on heavy pendentives, although maintaining 5 domes. The outer domes are almost identical in appearance but if the church is seen from a distance on the southeast near the river (as pictured in other Tips), it looks like the other linear three domes churches of the group. (Below we give a web site with a diagram of the church). The comprehension of all this is made more difficult by the uglifications of Paul Abadie starting in 1852. He was a highly regarded disciple of Viollet-le-Duc and the domes inspired him to add spiky turrets all over the church and to rebuild and cap the 4 story belfry with a heavy conical cupola making the church more Byzantine than before. He was so enamored of his work that he derived the plans for his next church Sacre -Coeur on Montmartre from it, starting in 1876. It too was vilified for half a century like its coeval the Eiffel Tower until they became the landmarks of Paris.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
The different sides of the cloisters are from the 12 ,13 and 16C, hence two have Romanesque and two have Gothic arches The upper part of the belfry is now the fountain in the center of the cloister. When we visited they were setting up tables for a seminar lunch there. What an inspirational idea! The cloister is to the south of the church (its east wall and street entry is seen in our first outside picture from La Pl. de la Clautre).
Written Jun 20, 2009
The interior of the church is spacious as intended but rather stark. Note the pendentives. The east dome is the choir and altar ending in an oven-vaulted apse. There is a Baroque walnut retable behind the Altar.
Written Jun 20, 2009
The Retable detail is hard to see in the dim light. The carved pulpit seems to be of the same period. In the arms the light is better with two levels of windows
Written Jun 20, 2009
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Near Sarlat are many caves that were inhabited in the Stone Age. Lascaux is the most famous, but there are many more caves to see.
Written Dec 27, 2002
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The land surrounding Perigueux is very pretty. Tere are lots of rolling hills, fast-flowing rivers and little forests to explore!
Written Dec 27, 2002
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As I said, the cathedral is the thing to visit here. Stroll around the old town and you'll end up here anyway.
Written Dec 27, 2002
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As I said, the cathedral is the thing to visit here. Stroll around the old town and you'll end up here anyway.
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We were here for only a couple of days, but there's an instant likeness about Perigueux. It's a nice little old town with a beautiful cathedral and the countryside around is very nice too. The city is...
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Our travel plan involved leaving the Dordogne and to head to Paris via Poitiers. We would not have time to visit all of the remaining four cities on our list: Angouleme, Limoges, Perigueux and...
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