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Baptistery of Saint John: Southern facade

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

G. Massiot & cie
Part of: Architectural Lantern Slides of France
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

The two lateral apses were rebuilt in the 19th century.

Situated ca. 100 m south of the cathedral, the baptistery is the best-preserved structure to survive from Merovingian Gaul, although its origins lie in the Gallo-Roman period. In its present form it consists of a rectangular core with a polygonal narthex on the northwest side, semicircular apses on the lateral sides and a polygonal apse set into a trapezoidal projection on the southeast. The baptistery is orientated southeast, but since its lateral sides are considerably shorter than the others, they are treated like façades and carry gables. The Merovingian reconstruction is not precisely dated, but it has been convincingly attributed to the episcopacy of Ansoald (674-696).

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Creator
G. Massiot & cie
Date
Circa 1910
Publisher
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Material Type
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Saint Etienne: Exterior showing the town hall to the left, apse to the right

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