Basilique de Notre-Dame, ORCIVAL, Auvergne Photo Gallery by Alastair ROSS at pbase.com

Basilique de Notre-Dame, ORCIVAL, Auvergne

One of the five major Norman/Romanesque churches of the Auvergne, Orcival was, like its sisters, built at the beginning of the XIIth century from a volcanic stone - andesite. Built to house the famous statue of the Madonna which it does to this day.

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01 East Face 88000146.jpg	02 Chevet 84000836.jpg	03 East End 88000144.jpg	04 Absidal Chapels 84000838.jpg	05 South Face 84000819.jpg
06 South Face 84000818.jpg	07 War Memorial South Face 84000820.jpg	08 South Transept Facade 88000132.jpg	09 Throne of Wisdom 88000137.jpg	10 Tower and Barlong 88000134.jpg
11 Prisoners chains ex-voto 88000138.jpg	12 West End 88000133.jpg	13 North Facade 84000837.jpg	14 Nave 84000821.jpg	15 NaveBays 84000825.jpg
16 North Aisle 84000822.jpg	17 Nave and Narthex 84000833.jpg	18 Crossing and Choir 84000826.jpg	19 Choir 84000829.jpg	20 Crossing 84000830.jpg
21 Crossing and South Transept 84000828.jpg	22 North Transept 84000831.jpg	23 Vaulting 84000832.jpg	24 Baptistery in Narthex 84000823.jpg	25 Baptism of Christ 84000824.jpg
26 Notre-Dame dOrcival XIIc 87007536.jpg	27 Notre-Dame dOrcival XIIc 87007537.jpg	28 Grille and Notre-Dame 87007538.jpg	29 Crypt 84000835.jpg	30 Virgin Child XIVc 88000141.jpg
31 Eucharistic Dove 88000142.jpg	32 La Pieta 88000143.jpg

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