Grange aux dîmes (Coulommiers)
Coordinates: 48 ° 33 ′ 45.7 " N , 3 ° 17 ′ 12.2" E
The Grange aux dîmes ( tithe barn ) in Coulommiers , a French commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region , was built in the 13th century.
history
The tithe barn belonged to the Commanderie of the Knights Templar , it has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as part of the complex since 1996 as Monument historique .
The tithe barn was used by the manor to store tithe . While the quarry stone masonry comes from the time it was built, the roof structure of the gable roof was renewed in the 16th century using chestnut and oak wood.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , p. 324
Web links
Commons : Grange aux dîmes (Coulommiers) - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Commanderie de Coulommiers in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
