Detail View: SHIMMER: Vézelay Abbey (Basilique Ste-Madeleine)
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Title:
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Vézelay Abbey (Basilique Ste-Madeleine)
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Caption:
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(Basilica Church of St. Mary Magdalene)
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Creation Date:
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1215
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Image Date:
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2010
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Period:
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11th century ; 12th century ; 13th century ; 19th century
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Start Date:
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1096
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End Date:
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1215
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Location:
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Vézelay, Yonne
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Country:
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FRANCE
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Display Creator:
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not known
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Image ID:
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10-1833
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Description:
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Interior detail: South Aisle. View of columns and capitals - looking towards the nave and other aisle. Building dates between 1096 and 1215. The apse and choir were badly damaged by fire in 1165 and were replaced, in a Gothic style, between 1185 and 1215. The church sits at the top of a hillside village which is a hugely popular tourist destination.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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not known
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture, Romanesque
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- France
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Subject Heading:
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Church architecture -- France
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1100-1200
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Subject Heading:
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Relief (Sculpture), French
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Subject Heading:
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Decoration and ornament, Architectural
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1200-1300
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Subject Heading:
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Columns
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Subject Heading:
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Capitals (Architecture)
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture, French -- 1100-1200
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