Eglise rupestre Saint-Georges, Gurat, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Eglise rupestre Saint-Georges, a monolithic chapel carved into a cliff in the 11th and 12th centuries in Gurat, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It consists of a double nave separated by arches, one nave having 2 apses. There is also a choir and what could be small hermit cells. The church is situated on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14068472
Media ID
45688405
Size
7087px x 4724px
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Credit
© Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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