Saint Germain des Pres - Paris #1 is a photograph by RicardMN Photography which was uploaded on August 1st, 2013.
Saint Germain des Pres - Paris #1
The Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, just beyond the outskirts of early medieval Paris, was the burial place of Merovingian kings of... more
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Saint Germain des Pres - Paris #1
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RicardMN Photography
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The Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, just beyond the outskirts of early medieval Paris, was the burial place of Merovingian kings of Neustria. At that time, the Left Bank of Paris was prone to flooding from the Seine, so much of the land could not be built upon and the Abbey stood in the middle of fields, or pres in French, thereby explaining its appellation.
The Abbey was founded in the 6th century by the son of Clovis I, Childebert I (ruled 511-558). Under royal patronage the Abbey became one of the richest in France; it housed an important scriptorium in the eleventh century and remained a center of intellectual life in the French Catholic church until it was disbanded during the French Revolution. An explosion of saltpetre in storage levelled the Abbey and its cloisters, the statues in the portal were removed and some destroyed, and in a fire in 1794 the library vanished in smoke. The abbey church remains as the Eglise de Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris.
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August 1st, 2013
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Comments (49)
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Diana Sainz
EXCELLENT colors and symmetry !Welcome to Arches and Archways. This gorgeous image of Saint Germain Des Pres-Paris has been featured 1/15/2016 L/F ~drs
Barbara Chichester
CONGRATULATIONS! Your work has been chosen to be Featured in MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION Group....well done! v/f
Lianne Schneider
Just stunning work - what a beautiful old Abbey. You've left us the sense of antiquity! F/V