Chapelle et lavoir de Fontaines-en-Duesmois

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The chapel Saint-Nicolas is a Catholic religious building located in Fontaines-en-Duesmois in the French department of Côte-d'Or in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region. It is part of a chapel-wash-drinking ensemble.

Location: The building is located in the French department of Côte-d'Or on the commune of Fontaines-en-Duesmois, rue aux Seraines (RD.21).

Architecture: The chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas has been built on two levels, that of the lower one sheltering the basin from which the waters come. It is largely buried and illuminated by a sigh in the middle of a hanger facing the west, its access is protected by a metal mesh. We enter the chapel by side doors (north and south) accessible level on the raised part of the ground that enscases the apse. The roof houses a cradle vault and is covered with limestone lavas, on the west side it is surmounted by a bell. The interior is illuminated by an open window on the facade above the sigh, also in the middle of the hanger but of a higher height. Remains of paint inside represent two characters sitting, who could be...