Death Lantern (Cubas)

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Death lantern in Cubas

The death lantern (French lanterne des morts ) in Cubas, a district of the French commune Cherveix-Cubas in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was built in the 13th century. It has been on the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique since 1939 .

The structure in the form of a column , which is slightly slender towards the top, stands in the middle of the cemetery. It is made from house stones of different sizes . The lower rectangular opening made it possible to light a lamp, which was then pulled up with a chain to the second, smaller opening.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lanterne des morts de Cubas in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 45 ° 17 ′ 45.6 "  N , 1 ° 7 ′ 34"  E