Monday, July 27, 2015

Chapelle St-Germain, Querqueville

On a hill in Querqueville, now seemingly a suburb of Cherbourg, is the oldest religious building in the Cotentin area, the Chapelle St-Germain, 10th century. It sits right next to the Querqueville parish church, but the chapel was locked up tight and there was no information at all about it. Alas. Disappointment.
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A tower and narthex with three circular wings; slit windows;
this was an age when churches had to be redoubts, if not
fortresses






















The tower




















Construction material, sort of a herring-bone look?
















At least the view across the top of the peninsula was great

1 comment:

Tawana said...

Sorry the church was not open. That would have been interesting. What about the herringbone stonework?