Église Notre-Dame de Mello

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Notre Dame College is a parish Catholic church located in Mello, France. It was built during the second part of the 12th century for the first two levels, and between 1210 and about 1220 for the floor of the high windows, vaults and roofs. Although clearly part of Gothic architecture, the windows from the first construction campaign are still Romanesque.

The sixteenth century brought a number of repairs and extensions, which only slightly altered the overall shape of the building except north of the nave. However, the collapse of the apse in 1741 left its traces to this day, having never been rebuilt. Already very compact, the church holds an east-west extension not exceeding the north-south extension, which is quite unusual for a Gothic church.

With these small dimensions, contrast the ambitious elevation on three floors with a triforium present on all walls inside the church, as well as the considerable reach of the vaults of the central ship and the transept. The interior is quite harmonious and well balanced, which the disparate character of the exterior does not leave...