Église Saint-Pierre de Puiseux-Pontoise

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Saint-Pierre Church is a Catholic parish church located in Puisseux-Pontoise, France. Its foundation predates the 12th century, and its nave of origin, very simple is low, remained until 1895. Thanks to the generosity of the Thomassin family, it was substituted for a neo-Gothic nave with lower sides and chapels, which was blessed in 1898.

At least his central ship imitates the Gothic style in effect during the first half of the reign of Saint Louis, which is that of the transept of the 1230s. Its crucifixes were initially designed to connect to the sides, but only communicated with the nave through temporary passages. By opening wide onto the transept, the neo-Gothic construction finally highlights the ancient parts of the church, and forms with them an almost homogeneous space.

Without touching the ancient capital columns, the cross of the transept and the north crusillon were bent in the flamboyant period, at the beginning of the sixteenth century, and the delicate networks of the crucifix windows date back to that time, as well as the building bell tower that rises above the cross of the transept. Her style is rather insipid compared to...