Église Saint-Martin de Follainville

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Saint Martin Church is a parish Catholic church located in Follandville-Dennemont, Yvelines, France. It consists, for the most part, of a large single vessel, with smooth walls, covered with a flat ceiling. Nevertheless, we can distinguish between the nave, whose exterior elevations are quite disparate, and the choir, of a sober Renaissance style foreshadowing the classical style.

The church was consecrated and dedicated to Saint Martin de Tours on June 24, 1561, probably on the occasion of the completion of the choir. The nave was retouched in the 18th century, and an attempt to improve the aesthetics of the sanctuary was undertaken at the same time. The work stopped after the laying of three Tuscan columns.

To the north of this nave still remain elements of the early Romanesque church. It is a small bell tower of the late 11th century, whose base is vaulted with ridges, and whose belfry floor was redone in the Gothic style a century later, as well as a vaulted span in cradle of the middle or third quarter of the 12th century. Bubbled arcades and small vestiges make it possible to establish that the medieval church was basilical...