Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Thaon

Saint-Pierre is a Romanesque church in the middle of the countryside. The tower was erected late 11th century. The church was once built in the basilica style, but the side aisles were destroyed in the early 18th century. Under the roof of Saint-Pierre is a long row of interesting corbels. The medieval artist, who carved them, was very creative and so here are some unusual corbels. I had found already one cyclops (previous upload), but next to the climber (left) is another one. This cyclops is obviously devouring a soul! This is the only church I found in France so far with two cyclopes. Find more examples of this rare species are under the previous upload.

Saint-Pierre is a Romanesque church in the middle of the countryside. The tower was erected late 11th century. The church was once built in the basilica style, but the side aisles were destroyed in the early 18th century. Under the roof of Saint-Pierre is a long row of interesting corbels. The medieval artist, who carved them, was very creative and so here are some unusual corbels. Here is a cyclops, a very rare species!

Saint-Pierre is a Romanesque church in the middle of the countryside. The tower was erected late 11th century. The church was once built in the basilica style, but the side aisles were destroyed in the early 18th century. Under the roof of Saint-Pierre is a long row of interesting corbels. The medieval artist, who carved them, was very creative and so here are some unusual corbels. Here a family with two kids..

Saint-Pierre is a Romanesque church in the middle of the countryside. The tower was erected late 11th century. The church was once built in the basilica style, but the side aisles were destroyed in the early 18th century. Under the roof of Saint-Pierre is a long row of interesting corbels. The medieval artist, who created them, was very creative and so here are some unusual corbels. Here is a head, that looks like an early predecessor of cubist sculptures of the 20th century..

Saint-Pierre is a Romanesque church in the middle of the countryside. The tower was erected late 11th century. The church was once built in the basilica style, but the side aisles were destroyed in the early 18th century. This can be seen from this pov, as the pillars and the bricked up arches are still visible. Under the roof a long row of interesting corbels.

Saint-Pierre is a Romanesque church in the middle of the countryside. The tower was erected late 11th century. The church was once built in the basilica style, but the side aisles were destroyed in the early 18th century. At that time the church was still used by the parish of Thaon, but over the centuries the village "moved away".

Saint-Pierre is a Romanesque church in the middle of the countryside. The tower was erected in the late 11th century. The church was once built in the basilica style, but the side aisles were destroyed in the early 18th century.