Title

Parish close, Guimiliau, Brittany, France.

Caption

Parish close, Guimiliau, Brittany, France. Parish closes such as this were built in Brittany from the 16th to the 18th century as a statement of the religious devotion of the Bretons. They feature a triumphal gateway marking the entrance onto hallowed ground, a calvary (a monument depicting the Passion of Christ) and an ossuary. Neighbouring villages vied with each other to produce the most spectacular and ornate parish close.

Date

1994

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Reference

HRM19D68_419

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,2Mb) / 16,0in x 12,2in / 4785 x 3652 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior building buildings religious architecture country French France religion church color colour Christian Christianity gateway gate location century Brittany 17th century 16th century sixteenth century seventeenth century PETER THOMPSON Breton TGN photograph Peter Thompson parish close Guimiliau Thompson Peter PTM photograph