Ossuary (argol)

Ossuary in Argol

The ossuary in Argol , a French commune in the west of the Finistère department in the Brittany region , was built in 1665. The ossuary in the style of the Renaissance stands next to the church Ste-Genevieve middle of the cemetery.

The building made of local sandstone has a round arched portal framed by pilasters . An ox-eye can be seen to the left. The large room is illuminated by four arched windows. The year 1665 is carved between the first two windows. A holy water font is integrated into the facade in the central axis of the windows .

The gable roof is covered with rectangular stone slabs.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , p. 310.

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Coordinates: 48 ° 14 '46.51 "  N , 4 ° 19' 2.06"  W.