Notre-Dame (Quillebeuf-sur-Seine)
The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady (also known as Notre-Dame-de-Bonport called) in Quillebeuf-sur-Seine , a French commune in the Eure in the region of Normandy , was built in the 12th century. The church has been a protected monument ( Monument historique ) since 1862 .
description
Since Quillebeuf-sur-Seine is an old settlement in a convenient location on the Seine , it is assumed that a previous church stood in the same place. The choir of the Romanesque church was raised at the end of the 16th century so that it seems to overwhelm the older parts. The main nave and the aisles were combined under one roof in 1786.
The portal with Norman-geometric decor has five archivolts with different motifs. Except for the outermost arch, which is supported by fighters decorated with masks , they continue on the garment down to the ground, which is quite rare. The ornaments consist of tendrils with palmettes , flat heads, a very thick bulge, a counter-rotating zigzag rod and flowers with short-stemmed fruits.
The flat-roofed central nave has rectangular pillars with integrated half- columns that accommodate two-step round arches on the east and west sides. In the upper zone there were small windows above the pillars, almost all of which are now walled up. On the right side, the columns have wrinkles capitals and left mainly wattle or stylized foliage. The triumphal arch is provided with a zigzag rod.
The crossing tower has a square floor plan and is flanked on its southwest corner by a round stair tower. The base zone without windows is mostly hidden under the roof structure . The first floor is divided by blind arcades, with the round arches resting on double columns. The middle arch position is broken through by a window. The second and much higher storey has almost evenly extending arch positions in which the central positions are emphasized. The three arches on each side are double-tiered and bear a sawtooth frieze . They are supported on pillars on either side of pilasters , which consist of bulges placed crosswise on top of each other. The tower closes with a high, slate-covered top.
organ
The organ was reconstructed in 1884 by the organ builder Charles Didier Van Kaster et Kuhn. The instrument has 7 stops on a manual (C – f 3 : Bourdon 8 ', Flute 8', Prestant 4 ', Doublette 2', Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3 ', Dessus de hautbois 8', Basse de clairon 4 '). The pedals have 17 tones and are attached. The playing and stop actions are mechanical.
literature
- Lucien Musset : Romanesque Normandy (East) . Echter Verlag , Würzburg 1987, pp. 259-262, ISBN 3-429-01090-X
Individual evidence
Web links
- Église Notre-Dame de Quillebeuf-sur-Seine in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Presentation of the parish community on the diocese website
Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 21.5 ″ N , 0 ° 31 ′ 30.5 ″ E