EGLISE SAINT-BLAISE
The church of Saint-Blaise de Chasseradès is a listed building. It is a well-preserved example of a 12th-century Romanesque church. Built of granite, it originally comprised a single 3-bay nave with a semicircular apse on the inside and a polygonal apse on the outside.
The church of Saint-Blaise de Chasseradès is a listed building. It is a well-preserved example of a 12th-century Romanesque church.
Built of granite, it originally comprised a single 3-bay nave with a semicircular apse on the inside and a polygonal apse on the outside.
The numerous sculpted decorations, notably on the capitals of the engaged columns, form a remarkable ensemble illustrating the art of Romanesque sculpture.
This primitive layout was modified by the addition of two bays to the west and a side aisle to the north in the 16th century. The addition of the square bell tower probably dates from the same period.
The interior decoration is also typical of Romanesque architecture, with twin columns supporting the triumphal arch, carved with various motifs such as human figures, interlacing, foliage...
