Notre-Dame Church of Nogent-le-Rotrou
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This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional du Perche
Location: Centre-Val de Loire, France
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The nave of Notre-Dame church dates from the 12th and 13th centuries.Originally the chapel of the Hôtel-Dieu, built in 1182, it was then placed under the name of Saint-Jacques and only became a parish church after the Revolution, after the destruction in 1798 of the Notre-Dame church. des Marais from which it will take its name.The church does not have a bell tower, the monks of the Saint-Denis abbey of Nogent-le-Rotrou not wanting a new bell tower to exceed theirs. The collaterals were added in the 14th and 15th centuries.It has been classified as a historic monument since 1907 for its nave and in 1949 for the funeral chapel of Sully.
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•October 31, 2023
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