Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul

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Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul Church is a parish Catholic church located in Bouillance, Oise, France. It sets its massive silhouette at the bottom of the Gergogne valley, far from the village, and is of imposing dimensions in relation to the insignificance of the village. The reason is undoubtedly his vocation as a prioral and parish church both until the beginning of the 14th century.

Austere and almost rustic on the outside, it features elegant and sought after Gothic architecture inside. Its transept and its seven-part apse are among the best achievements of the late 12th and first 14th century in the surrounding area. The last span of the nave was built at the same time, and was equipped with low sides until 1743.

The first span of the nave also dates back to the same campaign, but never owned a sideline, and was not first vaulted. The reason seems to be the reuse of the dropural walls of the old Romanesque nave in the second and third span. The arching of warheads began only around 1340, when pillars were mounted engaged in the nave, starting from the west, but the war...