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Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe

France
Date of Inscription: 1983
Extension: 2007
Criteria: (i)(iii)
Core zone: 0.1584 ha
Buffer zone: 149 ha
Department of Vienne, Poitou-Charentes Region
N46 33 52.992 E0 51 57.996
Ref: 230bis

Brief Description

Known as the 'Romanesque Sistine Chapel', the Abbey-Church of Saint-Savin contains many beautiful 11th- and 12th-century murals which are still in a remarkable state of preservation.

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