Sablonceaux, Abbey
Approach from west gate (18th c.)
Cemetery & abbey (12th c.) from southwest
Abbey (12th c.) with south transept Gothic bell-tower (end of 14th c.) from southwest
East end exterior (13th c.) with bell-tower (end of 14th c.)
Nave looking east with transept crossing cupola (12th c.) & choir (13th c.)
Saintes, Abbaye-aux-Dames
West façade (12th c.) from northwest
West front portal archivolt (1120-30) (detail)
Bell tower (early 12th c.)
Nave looking east (11th-12th c.)
North nave elevation, 1st bay (11th c.) with tapestries (Favre, 1980s)
Head of Christ (late 12th c.)
Dome at crossing looking northeast with choir barrel vault & terminal oven vault at right (12th c.)
Choir with barrel vault & terminal oven vault (12th c.)
Saintes, Basilique St-Eutrope
St-Eutrope from northwest; Flamboyant tower (1478-96); west front (the old transept), consecrated 1096
West front (the old transept), consecrated 1096
South nave & apsidole baptistry (end of 11th c.)
Northeast exterior with Gothic choir & Flamboyant northwest tower (15th c.)
Apsidole on north side of nave (old Romanesque choir), consecrated 1096
Old Romanesque choir (consecrated 1096), now the north nave
Flamboyant northwest tower (1478-96) from northeast
Crypt (end of 11th c., altered 15th c.)
Crypt with tomb of St-Eutrope (end of 11th c.)
Capitals in crypt (end of 11th c.), right side aisle
Nave (end of 11th c.) looking east to Gothic choir (15th c.)
Northwest nave column capitals, 'Judgment of Souls' (end of 11th c.)
2nd north nave column capitals (late 11th c.)
Apsidole Lady Chapel, northeast end of nave (old Romanesque apse, late 11th c.), meeting Gothic choir (15th c.)
Gothic choir (15th c.) with St-Eutrope relics
Saumur, Notre-Dame-des-Ardilliers
West façade (1655-59); dome (1690-96) from northwest
Lycée garden, house & seminary of Oratorians (1628-43)
Looking east through rotunda to choir (1666-73)
Dome clerestory window (Max Ingrand, 1950s)
Northeast Chapelle Richelieu (Lemercier, 1634-35; restored Joly-Leterme, 1849-52)
Reredos in choir (Biardeau & Charpentier, 1673)
Saumur, St-Pierre
Tower from east & the Loire River
West front (1674)
West front portal, columns & pediment (1674)
Romanesque southwest transept portal (12th c.)
Plantagenet Gothic nave looking east (12th-13th c.)
2nd north nave chapel Renaissance arch (16th c.)
Organ (17th c.) at west end
Choir (12th-13th c.)
Sazilly, St-Hilaire
Romanesque west front & southwest tower (late 12th c.)
South exterior (late 12th c.)
Southwest tower & southeast chapels (late 12th c.)
Sées Cathedral
Cathedral from north
West façade (13th c.); twin towers (restored 1970-80)
West front grille & defaced portals (14th c.)
South nave exterior (begun 1210) & transept (late 13th-early 14th c.)
Cathedral exterior from southeast
North transept 'snowflake' rose exterior (late 13th-early 14th c.)
Nave looking east (begun 1210)
North nave triforium & clerestory (begun 1210)
South nave elevation (begun 1210)
South choir (1278-94) & transept (late 13th-early 14th c.)
'Beau Dieu' (Bernini, 1680) copy, & oval Marian panel (18th c.), southeast transept
North transept 'snowflake' rose & lancets (c. 1310)
Bishop Jean de Bernières between Sts-Gervais-et-Protais (13th c.), Chapelle St-Latuin
Lutrin & Louis XIV altar (18th c.), northeast transept
South ambulatory (1278-94)
Choir (1278-94) with high altar in crossing
Senez Cathedral
West front portal (12th-13th c.)
South exterior (12th-13th c.) from southeast
Senlis Cathedral
West front (12th c.); south tower (completed c. 1240)
West front middle levels (c. 1153-91)
West front central portal (c. 1160), the Virgin Portal
Tympanum of center Virgin Portal (c. 1160) (detail)
Central portal left jamb statues (1165-70)
Central portal right jamb statues (1165-70)
South exterior (12th, 13th & 16th c.)
South tower spire (1230s) from south
South transept exterior (1521-34, Martin & Pierre Chambiges)
South choir (12th c.), sacristy (11th c.), staircase tower (12th c.) with turret (16th c.) & Bailli Chapel (1465)
North transept exterior (1538-60, Pierre Chambiges)
Lady Chapel (19th c.) & northeast chapels (12th c.) with Gallo-Roman wall (3rd c.)
Chapter house (late 14th c.) & library (16th c.) off north nave
Nave looking east (1153-91)
Nave vault (12th c.) looking east
Lierne vault (16th c.) at crossing
North nave elevation (12th & 16th c.)
North nave aisle looking west (12th c.) with pendant vault (16th c.)
Organ buffet (Brisson, 1647) at west end
'Four Prophets' (Maillart, 1897), south transept window
South transept lierne vault (16th c.)
North transept portal glazed tympanum (16th c.)
1st south ambulatory baptismal chapel window (early 16th c.)
Choir arcade & tribune (c. 1153-70); clerestory (16th c.)
Serrabone, Priory-church
Cloister garden & mountainside
Cloister gallery on south side (mid-12th c.)
Marble tribune in nave, west front with 2 pillars, 4 columns with capitals, and 3 decorated arches (mid-12th c.)
Marble tribune west front, left columns (mid-12th c.)
Middle column capital (mid-12th c.)
Soissons,
Abbaye St-Jean-des-Vignes
Abbey ruins of west front (late 13th-14th c.)
West front portal gables (late 13th c.)
Ruins of west front rose window (14th c.)
Souillac, Abbey Ste-Marie
West tower (early 11th c.)
East end (11th-12th c.)
West front portal (1130), erected at west end (17th c.)
Tympanum of monk Theophilus (1130)
Soulac-sur-Mer, Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres
West front & tower (1st half 16th c.)
Chevet from northeast (11th-12th c.)
Nave looking east (2nd half 12th c.)
Soultz, St-Maurice
Octagonal tower with double balustrade spire (1611)
Organ (Silberman, 1750), at west end
Souvigny, St-Pierre
West front Gothic façade (15th c.) with Romanesque bell-towers (12th c.) & priory buildings (18th c.)
South exterior (15th c.)
Garden entrance 'porterie' (18th c.)
East end (12th c.) & choir (15th c.)
North choir & transept (15th c.) & nave (12th c.)
Nave looking east (11th-12th c.) with vault (renovated 15th c.)
North nave aisle arcade (12th c.)
South transept window (15th c.) with modern glass
North transept (renovated 15th c.)
Choir clerestory windows (1438)
Saigon
Church, west front (12th c.)
Saintes Cathedral
Cathédrale St-Pierre (12th, 15th-18th c.) from southwest
West front and tower (mid-15th c.)
West front portal archivolt (mid-15th c.), right side, statue canopies
Top of west tower (mid-15th c.)
North nave chapels exterior (late 16th c.)
Nave looking east (rebuilt 1582)
East end of nave vault (rebuilt 1585), crossing vault & choir vault (1647-60), (all restored 20th c.)
Pulpit in north nave & chapels (late 16th c.)
1st north nave chapel, baptistry window (19th c.)
Organ (18th c.) at west end
North ambulatory aisle & vault (1st half 16th c.)
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Victoires (15th c.), south ambulatory
Window in Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Victoires (Gesta of Toulouse, 1863)
Vault in axial Chapelle des Tourelles (1519-21)
Choir vault (rebuilt 1647-60)
Northeast end choir clerestory window (19th c.)
Canopy & high altar (18th c.)
Canopy (18th c.), looking west (detail)
Sancerre, Notre-Dame
West façade (1754-62); belfry of St-Jean (16th c.)
West portal tympanum
Nave looking east (1754-62, enlarged 19th c.)
Sarlat-la-Canéda Cathedral
West front Romanesque tower (12th c.), 3rd storey (17th c.) from west
Chevet (14th c.) from east
Organ (Lépine, 18th c.) (detail)
Center window, axial Lady Chapel (15th c.)
Saumur, St-Nicolas
West front tympanum mosaic (Maumejean, 1947)
Nave looking east (beginning 13th c.); Angevin vaults (rebuilt 15th c., restored Émile Roffay, 1890s)
Baptistry (beginning 13th c.); murals (Maumejean, 1947), end of southwest nave aisle
South nave elevation looking west (beginning 13th c.)
Pulpit (1772) in south nave
Saumur, Notre-Dame-de-Nantilly
West front (beginning 12th c.), tower (early 13th c.), & added south aisle (1470-83)
Nave (beginning 12th c.), looking east
South nave aisle (1470-83), looking west
Oratory of Louis XI (1470-83), west end of south aisle
Oratory of Louis XI (1470-83), west end of south aisle (detail)
'John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness,' alabaster bas-relief (16th c.), 2nd pillar, south side
Virgin & Child (12th c.), polychrome wood, southeast transept Lady Chapel
Choir (2nd half 12th c.)
La Sauve-Majeure, Abbey
Octagonal bell-tower (13th c.) on south side nave
'St-Jean-Baptiste,' south nave capital (13th c.)
'Pine cones,' capital (12th c.), 1st south chevet chapel
'Daniel in the lions' den,' capital (12th c.), 1st south chevet chapel
Chapter house & south refectory wall ruin (13th c.)
East end chevet (early 12th c.)
Semur-en-Auxois, Notre-Dame
West front (14th-15th c.)
West front porch interior (15th c.)
West front towers (14th c.)
Chevet from east (early 13th c.)
Porte des Bleds, north transept portal tympanum (13th c.)
Nave vault keystone with horse & rider (13th c.)
1st north nave baptismal chapel exterior (1535-40)
Entombment (1490) (detail)
Butchers' window (15th c.), 4th north nave chapel
North transept triforium with busts (13th-14th c.)
Choir (13th c.) & high altar
North choir columns (13th c., restored 19th c.)
Semur-en-Brionnais, Collégiale St-Hilaire
West front portal (1180s)
West front portal lintel, 'Episode in the life of St-Hilaire' (1180s)
South nave portal, transept & bell-tower (12th c.)
East end apse (1125-30) & bell-tower (end of 12th c.)
Bell-tower from east (end of 12th c.)
North nave portal tympanum & archivolt (c. 1135)
Nave looking east (2nd half 12th c.); vault (restored, Millet, 1851-54)
Corbelled gallery at west end (2nd half 12th c.)
South nave aisle with groin vault (2nd half 12th c.)
Choir (1125-30)
South apse pillar (1125-30)
North apse pillar capital (1125-30)
Senlis, St-Pierre
West front (12th-16th c.)
Sens Cathedral
West front (12th c.)
West front north portal tympanum
West front central portal trumeau
Campanile of south tower (completed 1535)
South transept exterior upper levels with statute of Moses (Chambiges, 1490-1500)
East end chevet (12th c.)
Choir (12th c.) from northeast
North transept rose exterior (c. 1520)
Nave looking east (c. 1140-c. 1200)
South nave elevation (c. 1140-c. 1200)
5th north nave aisle window (19th c.) with Mausoleum du Perron (1637)
South transept rose & lancets (1499), Last Judgment & St-Etienne
Tree of Jesse, 1st southeast transept window, lower panels (1500-02) (detail)
Chapelle St-Savinien, Life of St-Jean Évangéliste et St-Pierre & St-Savinien (13th c.)
Chapelle Ste-Colombe, St-Pierre, 1st quadrifoil (16th c.)
Good Samaritan window, top panels (late 12th-early 13th c.)
St-Eustache window (late 12th-early 13th c.)
Thomas à Becket window (late 12th-early 13th c.)
North transept rose & lancets (c. 1520)
North transept 'Rose du concert céleste' (c. 1520)
Sisteron Cathedral
West front (1160-1220) with northeast tower
East end (1160-1220) from southeast
Romanesque nave looking east (1160-1220)
Soissons Cathedral
West front (mid-13th c.) and south tower (14th c.)
South tower, south transept & oblique chapel from southwest
Chevet (1190-1212) from east
Portal in east wall of north transept (1276-1300)
Nave (1220-1240), looking east
North nave elevation (13th c.)
West rose (1931) & top of Gonzalez organ (1952-56)
South transept (1176)
Southeast transept elevation (1176)
North transept (late 13th c.)
North transept lancets (Gaudin, 1925-26)
North transept rose (late 13th c.)
Choir (1190-1212)
Right chevet window (from diverse periods)
Lady Chapel, center window (mid-13th c.)
Archangel Gabriel (17th c.) on left side of high altar
4th north ambulatory chapel window with grille
'Agnus Dei' boss in vault of oblique chapel (early 14th c.)