Montipouret : Saint-Martin Church
IndreReference
PA00097400
Latitude
46.64954204
Longitude
1.90056821
Address
2 Rue de la Renaissance 36230 Montipouret
Construction era
12e siècle;13e siècle;15e siècle
Protection date
1922/10/05 : classé MH
Protection cause
Chapiteaux du choeur ; porte d'entrée Ouest et porte de la chapelle Nord : classement par arrêté du 5 octobre 1922
Description
The oldest part of the building is a choir fragment dating from the 12th century, decorated with four columns with capitals in the shape of foliage. Two very low arcades, surmounted by niches, connect this choir to the remains of two aisles which seem to be the beginnings of an ambulatory. At the other end of the nave is a 13th century portal, located under the bell tower and offset from the 12th century choir. The bedside is a flat wall of the 15th century, which probably replaces the apse and the ambulatory of the 12th century. The transept is made up of two square chapels. The north chapel is vaulted with ivy and tircerons, while the southern chapel dates from 1488. The bell tower, entirely built in the 15th century, is decorated with a carved portal.
