Saint Austremoine Issoire, is a former Benedictine abbey remains a splendid and complete example of Romanesque architecture in Auvergne. It contains one of the most beautiful region of crypts.
Placed under the patronage of the Apostle of Auvergne, the former Benedictine abbey of Issoire stands a nineteenth facade remains but for the rest, a splendid and complete example of Romanesque art.
Large size - it is long over 65 meters - Saint Austremoine was probably built in a single stream in the second third of the twelfth century. This building replaces its neighbor as a parish church under the patronage of St. Paul, destroyed shortly after the Revolution.
Duration: 4'38 "
Original Size: Mov
Conversion format: MPEG 4 (H264)
Director: Gerard Charbonnel
Les Films du Volcan © 2011
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