About half an hour's drive (15 miles) west of Bourges is the village of Chârost (pop. 922) and this church. It's the église Saint-Michel and it was built in the 12th century. The French Wikipédia artical about it says: Le style est élégant et caractéristique de l’art roman berrichon, représentant tout le luxe de construction de cette époque. The village also has a château built partly with the same red sandstone, which is abundant in the region around the city of Bourges.
Love that Red Sandstone.... used a lot in West Norfolk where this band of rock emerges and is called Carr Stone...
ReplyDeleteSaw a bit of renovation once where whoever did the work had used ordinary lime mortar, not as here with red sand in the mix.... it looked ridiculous!!
I love seeing this simple church and the unusual red sandstone.
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Oh, my, what a treat to see this-- you always come up with little gems we've never seen. The "little" château you linked to was great, too.
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