The Church Saint Pierre of Plaisir !!!

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This was an area near my old home that I frequented with the family for shopping, and my boys school friends activities. This is again the City of Plaisir located in the Yvelines department 78, in the Île-de-France region of my belle France. It is 13 km from Versailles, The town is made up of several hamlets spread over two separate trays, from east to west, by the Bois-d’Arcy national forest ,and its western end known as forest of the Cranne and, the Park of the Château de Plaisir, and the forest of Sainte-Apolline. I found me a couple pictures in my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me, Therefore, this is my take on the Church Saint Pierre of Plaisir !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Church Saint Pierre in Romanesque style, built between 1260 and 1263, was restored between 1855 and 1859, The church shelters three bas reliefs, one of the 16C in stone, the other two of the 18C in sculpted wood as well as a statue of Virgin and the Child of the 14C in stone.

The Church Saint Pierre is an elongated church. Nave with two naves and five bays. Canted apse extending into a semicircular apse. Several chapels adjoin the apse. The gabled western façade features a rectangular entrance, itself surmounted by a large semicircular bay housing a statuette. The square bell tower crowns the apse. A building comprising the second nave of the church is attached to the south wall. The church walls are punctuated by buttresses alternating with basket-handle bays.

In Plaisir, the parish was organized under the supervision of the Abbey of Bourgueil, starting in the 10C. The place of worship was still the priory. The church as we know it today was built around 1260, thanks to donations from Elisabeth de Buc. Originally, a Gothic monument, in the style of the period, the only traces of which are visible in the choir. Since the 17C, the rest of the church has been rebuilt, remodeled, and restored. The church then adopted the name of Saint-Pierre, which Bourgueil had previously attached to the Notre-Dame priory. The existence of the Saint-Pierre parish thus dates back to the 13C.

The city of Plaisir on the Church Saint Pierre: https://www.ville-plaisir.fr/territoire/patrimoine/eglise-saint-pierre

There you go folks, another dandy in my former Yvelines, A town off the beaten path trails and worth the detour especially if you are into shopping, wonderful memorable area of mine and my family. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Pierre of Plaisir !!! as I,

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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