tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post8771464815303528045..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Inside Saint-Nicolas de BloisKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-5321848383808515102019-07-09T06:27:03.492+02:002019-07-09T06:27:03.492+02:00That's a beautiful building. And I, too, am gl...That's a beautiful building. And I, too, am glad to learn new architectural terms.<br />I wonder if there's any connection of the words ogival to ogee? Off to Google . . .Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84624516363479770622019-07-08T21:11:14.417+02:002019-07-08T21:11:14.417+02:00Grim!? It's fabulous! I guess whoever was writ...Grim!? It's fabulous! I guess whoever was writing the guidebook that day, had no sun, and was tired of looking at stone buildings :)<br />Thanks for these photos, Ken!<br />JudySearsHouseSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794563811693538951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89611671725911820922019-07-08T18:35:35.624+02:002019-07-08T18:35:35.624+02:00I spent the last year trying to find a day when I ...I spent the last year trying to find a day when I could drive up to Blois and go inside Saint-Nicolas to take some pictures. Now I want to go back again... and I will.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-12197823855780544992019-07-08T18:32:03.302+02:002019-07-08T18:32:03.302+02:00Me too.Me too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-11849673888956674672019-07-08T18:31:07.407+02:002019-07-08T18:31:07.407+02:00I agree, and I can't believe I've been tra...I agree, and I can't believe I've been traveling and living in the Loire Valley for nearly 20 years without ever having seen the interior of this church before.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20745387824084420532019-07-08T18:27:51.038+02:002019-07-08T18:27:51.038+02:00Both of your points are "spot on".Both of your points are "spot on".Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-56005473488311759502019-07-08T14:34:54.714+02:002019-07-08T14:34:54.714+02:00So glad you made it inside finally. Also glad I le...So glad you made it inside finally. Also glad I learned about ogival style.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-7313382326641077852019-07-08T10:11:24.317+02:002019-07-08T10:11:24.317+02:00One guidebook I have says exactly that: "Form...One guidebook I have says exactly that: "Formerly a Benedictine abbey church, St-Nicolas was built in an interesting experimental transitional style in the early 12th century when the Gothic style was a novelty.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-66585997503061260652019-07-08T08:55:26.495+02:002019-07-08T08:55:26.495+02:00I also think the church looks beautiful. Thanks, ...I also think the church looks beautiful. Thanks, chm, for the use of the word ogival. I had to google it...I'm surprised I hadn't encountered it before. In art history courses I always heard groin vault. Glad to learn something new every day!Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-50955650814196432772019-07-08T08:07:42.177+02:002019-07-08T08:07:42.177+02:00Very impressive!Very impressive!Jan uit Perthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310909549382047087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87569237481085270002019-07-08T07:35:09.699+02:002019-07-08T07:35:09.699+02:00This is really a beautiful church. It looks like i...This is really a beautiful church. It looks like it is late romanesque transitioning to the ogival style. Your photos are extremely good.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-47426987771116287882019-07-08T06:55:00.165+02:002019-07-08T06:55:00.165+02:00Ah, this is really very beautiful, and I am sure t...Ah, this is really very beautiful, and I am sure the coolness was very welcome.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.com