L'église du Mont

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The abbey church at the top of the Mont St-Michel seen from the South side. This is right at the top of the Grand degré intérieur, the large flight of stairs leading from the foundation of the abbey, to the church.

The first abbey to be built at the top of what was the Mont Tombe was errected in 708-709. The current church was first built over it in roman style in the 11th century, but it changed progressively through the years. Notably, the choir colapsed in the 15th century during the Hundred Years' War and was replaced in flamboyant gothic, giving a whole new look to the whole building. The facade was also rebuilt in classic style at the end of the 18th century. The current 32 meter high spire with the statue of St. Michael at the top was added in 1897, after the church had been without any since 1594.

Viollet-le-Duc had drawn the church with a spire in his 1860 french medieval architecture dictionary (Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle, in French), dreaming how it could be.

The parents of my girlfriend organised this family trip to France. It was a blast. Infinite thanks to them.

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