Église Saint-Martin de Mareuil-sur-Ourcq

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Saint Martin Church is a parish Catholic church located in Mareuil-sur-Ourcq, Oise. It is a very homogeneous building in Gothic style, which was built under three close construction campaigns during the first half of the 13th century. It consists of a nave with large arcades surmounted by windows, two sides, an overflowing transept, two of which are extended by chapels eastward, and a square choir with a flat bedside.

While sculpture and modeling, remarkable in the first three spans, fully reflect the period of construction, architecture is still part of the late Romanesque tradition, which is reflected in the proportions, the use of arched bays and arches in the middle of the wall, the absence of reamped windows, and certain features of the plan. However, the central ship is noticed by a certain slenderness, which contrasts with the trapue appearance of the central bell tower, with a frame arrow of modern times. Unlike most churches in the region, Saint Martin's church has never undergone major reconstructions or reshuffles, except for the portal, which has been...