Pleyben Parish Close
The Pleyben Parish close (Enclos paroissial) is a historical cathedral complex at Pleyben in the Châteaulin arrondissement of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. The enclosed paroissial comprises the parish church dedicated to Saint Germain of Auxerre, a funeral chapel/ossuary, a triumphal arch serving as the enclosed entrance, and the Calvary at Pleyben. The building is dominated by two bell towers. The rightmost, known as the Saint Germain, is in the Renaissance style and is topped by a lanterned dome; whilst the other has a Gothic architecture, Gothic style spire. Between the towers is a stair turret with pinnacles and an ornate spire. The close is a listed Monument historique, historical monument since 1846. Eglise Saint-Germain, calvaire et ossuaire The triumphal arch This dates to 1725. Over the arch there is a statue of the Holy Father holding out his crucified son for the world to see. It would have been through this entrance that the bodies ...
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Calvaire Et Clocher Saint-Germain - Pleyben
Calvaire may refer to: * Calvaire, French for Calvary *Calvaire (film), ''Calvaire'' (film), also known as ''The Ordeal'', a Belgian horror film *Calvary (sculpture), a form of sculptural crucifix found in Brittany See also

* Calvary (other) * ''Le Calvaire'', an 1886 novel by Octave Mirbeau {{disambiguation ...
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