We just went up in the tower of the church right by the house. The stairs were kind of creaky and very old so it was a little scary! There were tons of cobwebs and we had to use flashlights. The bell was very big and dusty. The house used to be the second residence of Cluny priests. They would come here to collect taxes and rest. There's so much history here, it's incredible! It was so nice of Hubert to take us up there! We went to Cluny yesterday. It was destroyed by revolutionists during the French Revolution. The people used the stones and bricks to create other buildings, but the church had been huge and very pretty. Genevieve explained this to us and she kept saying how sad it was that they ruined it.
These towers and some bases to the columns are what's left. The columns would have been ginormous!! The church began to be built in the eleventh century or a little earlier.
I can't believe that tower is connected to Hubert and Genevieve's house! Neat! Is it part of their house? I want an ancient clock tower at my house! :) Cluny sounds like it's an amazing place to visit. Coco said it used to be the center of everything in that region. Very important Catholic historical spot. Didn't you say there were pilgrimmages there?
ReplyDeleteI don't think so but maybe. Ya it's so cool! They just have a blocked off four that would have connected the house. From Golda
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