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Abbey of St. Germain des Pres
TITLEAbbey of St. Germain des Pres
NATIONFrance
SITE6th Arrondissement; St. Germain des Pres; Latin Quarter
DETAILNave frescoes; Flyiing buttresses
CITYParis
STATE or REGIONIle-de-France
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTIONFounded in 6th century
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEAbbey of St. Germain des Pres
MATERIALSGlass; Stone
TYPEChurch; Benedictine Abbey
STYLERomanesque; Medieval
OTHER TERMS�glise de Saint-Germain-des-Pr�s; St. Vincent's church
NOTESOriginally built by Childebert to house relics of St. Vincent; Church was a pilgrimage site; Enlarged and reconstructed by Pope Alexander III in 1165 and is the oldest church in Paris.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERew290
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen at: mlc@u.washington.edu or Eugene Webb
PHOTOGRAPHEREugene Webb
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2006
SOURCEWebb, Eugene, 1938-
COPYRIGHT HOLDERWebb, Eugene, 1938-
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