点评:The picturesque church of St Peter in Thaon is the cover feature on several architectural histories of Normandy. Hidden in a forest of rural Calvados, the setting is charming. The checkerboard pattern and corbel masks under the cornice are a pure delight.
Road signage is minimal. Ignore the markers for the “old church” in town and keep driving. Parking is available off the main road. The path through the tall trees takes about ten minutes to the clearing on a brook at the end of the trail. The setting makes a great picnic stopover. Closed except for a few summer Sundays, the interior is so bare, it’s no loss for the visit.
The base of the tower dates from 1080 and the rest from the early 12th century. Now decommissioned, the side aisles fell into ruin in the 18th century and were removed. Today there are openings in the nave wall to view the interior capitals. St Peter is unusual in that it was built with parish resources lacking support of any noble patron. It retains that sense of local pride.
翻译:风景如画的圣彼得教堂是诺曼底几部建筑史的封面。它隐藏在卡尔瓦多斯乡村的森林中,环境迷人。棋盘格图案和檐口下的托架面具令人赏心悦目。
道路标识很少。忽略镇上“老教堂”的标记,继续开车。主干道外有停车场。穿过高大的树木,大约需要十分钟才能到达小径尽头小溪上的空地。这里是野餐的好去处。除了几个夏季的周日外,教堂内部非常空旷,参观一下也没什么损失。
塔楼的底部建于 1080 年,其余部分建于 12 世纪初。现已退役,侧廊在 18 世纪沦为废墟,并被拆除。今天,中殿墙上有开口,可以看到内部柱头。圣彼得教堂的独特之处在于,它是由教区资金建造的,没有任何贵族赞助。它保留了当地人的自豪感。