Avallon Cathedral, St-Lazarus's Church of Avallon

Date of construction. 1080 One can recognize the architectural style of the Burgundy School of the xii th century , or school of Cluny , remarkable for the elegance of decorative sculptures. Victor Petit saw besides the work of " colonies of workers from Cluny or Autun ". The vault in the cul-de-four who finished the apse is characteristic of this period, while the frescoes that adorn it are the xix th century . A particularity of Saint-Lazare appears on the plan: the facade is not perpendicular to the axis of the nave . Another irregularity awaits the visitor or the faithful: the choir is located 2.50 m below the gate, level difference caught by 17 steps and large oblique landings

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