Église Saint-Martin de Cormeilles-en-Vexin

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Saint Martin Church is a parish Catholic church located in Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France, in the Vexin Regional Natural Park. It consists of two distinct parts separated by the transept which carries at the same time the central bell tower. The nave is Romanesque, and its large arcades fall on very archaic capitals.

For most authors, they allow dating for the last quarter of the 11th century, but some estimate the beginning of the 12th century more likely. In any case, it is one of the oldest naves kept in the department. About a century after its construction, it was vaulted with warheads.

The transept is contemporary of the nave and retains two cradle vaults and a vault of original ridges, which is rare in the region. His 14th century murals are also interesting. The choir was entirely rebuilt in the middle of the reign of Saint Louis and shows an ambitious elevation on three levels, with triforium.

Influenced by the Basilica of Saint-Denis, it is quite representative of the Parisian architecture of the time. The floor of the high windows, however, was only built or completed at the...