Gannat - Sainte Croix

The parish church Sainte Croix in Gannat is the result of a very long and complex history. Two apses and some parts of the transept date back to the 12th century. The three rows of the nave and the side aisles were built during the 13th century. From the 14th to the 16th century ten (!) chapels were adjoined without any specific architectural order.


In the nave, facing east to the choir, flooded with morning light. Below the clerestory is a blind triforium. What is hard to see on this shot.