Detail View: SHIMMER: Vézelay

Title: 
Vézelay
Image Date: 
2010
Period: 
20th century
Location: 
Vézelay, Yonne
Country: 
FRANCE
Image ID: 
10-1847
Description: 
Tourist car park, with cars and camper vans, outside the village of Vézelay. Tourist cars are not permitted access to the village. Vézelay Abbey (Basilique Ste-Madeleine) sits at the top of the hillside village, which is itself a hugely popular tourist destination. The church was built between 1096 and 1215.
Rights: 
© Sheffield Hallam University
Permissions: 
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 >."
Photographed by: 
Dave Ball
Subject Heading: 
Architecture -- France
Subject Heading: 
Church architecture -- France
Subject Heading: 
Heritage tourism -- France
Subject Heading: 
Parking lots