Cross (Guiry-en-Vexin)

Cross in Guiry-en-Vexin, facade facing the Cour d'honneur

The cross in Guiry-en-Vexin , a French commune in the Val-d'Oise department in the Île-de-France region , was erected in 1855. Since 1985, the cross with its enclosure has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as a monument historique .

description

The cross on Rue Saint-Nicolas was created in 1855 by the sculptor Firmin Denis. On a base with a paw cross as a relief stands a winding column on which a ball carries a crucifix .

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise . Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , p. 1002.

Web links

Commons : Cross (Guiry-en-Vexin)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Calvaire de Guiry-en-Vexin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 49 ° 6 '35.6 "  N , 1 ° 51' 6.3"  E