Église Saint-Philibert de Dijon

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The Saint-Philibert church is a disused Dijonnaise church located on Rue Michelet, near Saint-Bénigne Cathedral. Built in the 12th century, Saint-Philibert is the only Romanesque religious building in Dijon, with the exception of its porch, its northern chapels, and its Gothic-style stone bell tower dating back to the early 16th century.

The western façade of Saint-Philibert has a porch whose central span was built between 1508 and 1511, and the two lateral spans in the 18th century. Above is pierced a rose. Under the porch, the gate is framed by eight columns surmounted by capitals, and by a tympanum where two hangers lean on the fog, redone in 1974. Against the north wall, overlooking Michelet Street, two 18th century chapels and a sacristy are joined. The south wall, along Danton Street, has a side porch with three richly carved windows, framed by a tympanum once painted of a Christ on the cross, with on both sides the Virgin, Saint John, Saint Benedict and an unknown saint. Part of the north wall was built in 1825 to close the openings of the missing apses and apses. At the cross...