Collégiale Notre-Dame
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Alternative Title
Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame, Poissy
Date
1130-1499Description
A 12th century collegiate church (one endowed for a chapter of canons) which shows the transition from Romanesque to Gothic. The four capitals of the choir were sculpted in 1150. The church was the parish church and the place where Saint Louis was baptized (25 April 1214). Restored by Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century (1852-1865).; A 12th century collegiate church (one endowed for a chapter of canons) which shows the transition from Romanesque to Gothic. The four capitals of the choir were sculpted in 1150. The church was the parish church and the place where Saint Louis was baptized (25 April 1214). Restored by Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century (1852-1865). Source: Ville de Poissy [website]; http://www.ville-poissy.fr/ (accessed 12/15/2008)
Type of Work
collegiate churchSubject
architectural exteriors, Louis IX, King of France, 1214-1270, Gothic (Medieval), Romanesque
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