Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Santeuil

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Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul Church is a Catholic church located in Santeuil (Val-d'Oise), France. Built during two campaigns in the second quarter of the 12th century for the eastern parts and the bell tower and at the beginning of the 13th century for the nave, it combines the Romanesque style with the primitive Gothic style and retains a rare homogeneity. It has been spared by wars and has never undergone any changes or changes affecting its structure, which is rare in the French Vexin.

The church of Santeuil presents itself as an ideal type of medieval village church. His plan is quite classic and regular, even more regular than usual because the choir and crusillons of the transept are almost identical. Its bell tower corresponds to a type widespread in the Vexin.

Its nave shows an ambitious elevation on three levels with an open gallery on attic, evoking the triforium of large Gothic churches and cathedrals. The influence of the construction site of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is undeniable because the arcades of the galleries are copied directly to those of the choir of this cathedral. At the same time, unlike appearances, the dimensions of...