Laon No. 4

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view of church exterior

Scene Description: courtyard side

Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 November 2014 by G.Garitan [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint-Pierre-au-Marché_00843_cour.JPG] [accessed 29 May 2016]

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view of church exterior - detail

Scene Description: corbels on the courtyard side, just below the chimney

Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 November 2014 by G.Garitan [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Modillons_00844_Saint-Pierre-au-Marché.JPG] [accessed 29 May 2016]

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view of church exterior in context

Scene Description: street side

Image Source: digital photograph taken 9 November 2014 by G.Garitan [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint-Pierre-au-Marché_00842_sur_rue.JPG] [accessed 29 May 2016]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 20582LAO

Church/Chapel: Ancienne église Saint-Pierre-au-Marché [a private dwelling since 1842]

Church Patron Saints: St. Peter

Church Location: place d'Ardon, 02000 Laon, France

Country Name: France

Location: Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Directions to Site: [located in the quartier Saint-Georges]

Ecclesiastic Region: [Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint Quentin]

Historical Region: Picardie

Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque

Church Notes: former 12thC parish church [may have been founded originally in the 6thC], now a private dwelling, listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00115721]: "De l'édifice subsiste essentiellement le mur sud de la nef, datable du début du 12e siècle. Vendue comme bien national en 1791, l'église perd son abside. En 1842, la nef est modifiée à usage d'habitation."

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COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 49.564025, 3.627736

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 49° 33′ 50.49″ N, 3° 37′ 39.85″ E