Church building

Église Saint-Denis de Fresnoy-la-Rivière

église Saint-Denis de Fresnoy-la-Rivière

France Fresnoy-la-Rivière classified historical monument
Église Saint-Denis de Fresnoy-la-Rivière
Église Saint-Denis de Fresnoy-la-Rivière · Wikipedia

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Saint-Denis Church is a parish Catholic church located in Fresnoy-la-Rivière, Oise, France. It came almost entirely from the flamboyant Gothic reconstruction after the Hundred Years War, during the first half of the 16th century. Yet it is far from homogeneous.

The building bell tower, with a rather archaic bill compared to the time, is one of the few copies of the sixteenth century to present a double floor of belfry. It occupies the southwest corner of the nave. It is preceded by a porch built in generous dimensions.

The nave itself is large, and particularly large. It is not vaulted, but covered with a beautiful inverted frame structure that was laminated until the last restoration. To the south, not a vaulted side accompanies the nave, but only begins east of the bell tower.

The nave opens on both the transept cross and the north cross, which are of similar width and height, while the lower side opens on the south cross, which is less wide. It is another specific feature of the church. But she is best known for her double transept, which leads to an apse of five...