Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Gouzangrez

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Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption is a Catholic parish church located in Gouzangrez, Val-d'Oise, France. It brings together a unique Romanesque nave from the late 11th century to a transept and Gothic choir from the second quarter of the 13th century. The primitive portal was replaced by the current Romanesque portal at the beginning of the 12th century, at the latest during the 1120s.

This portal, flanked by four columns with identical capitals, is the most interesting element of the church outside. Its typical silhouette is still that of the 13th century, but the belfry floor of the central building tower was rebuilt without style in the modern era, and the north crusillon is largely neo-Gothic. Inside, the nave and arms of the transept have been redecorated in the same taste, while the cross of the transept retains its original elegant Gothic architecture, excluding the vault.

The choir, whose important development in length can be explained by the dual function of the church as a prioral and parish church, was bequeathed to the Renaissance, and thus presents itself in an eclectic style. With the home of the former priory...