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Archive : Auxerre

Auxerre has the most striking panorama of gothic structures visible from the river.

Auxerre
Gothic house The town hall Timber houses
Timber houses Timber houses Timber houses
Auxerre Cathedral Auxerre Cathedral
Auxerre Cathedral The main portal The north transept
The nave The nave
God creating the cosmos Auxerre Cathedral Auxerre Cathedral
The bishop's palace The Palace Of Justice A printer
La Tour De L'Horloge La Tour De L'Horloge St. Eusebius
The Abbey Of St. Germanus The abbey's lone remaining tower
The abbey The abbey The abbey
The abbey in Auxerre contains the tomb of St. Germanus (St. Germain), a bishop who fought against heresy in St. Albans, and died in Ravenna. The church and village of St. Germans in Cornwall is named after him, as is a church in Paris.
The cloister The cloister The so-called shroud of St. Germanus is in fact of Byzantine origin (500 years after the death of St. Germanus)
Timber house St. Pierre A chapel
Timber houses Timber houses The abbey