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Toulouse - Basilique Saint-Sernin

            The Postcard

A postally unused carte postale that was published by L.F. of Toulouse. In the space for the stamp the recommended postage if 0.10c, and the card has a divided back.

The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse

The Basilica of Saint-Sernin is a church in Toulouse, France, the former abbey church of the Abbey of Saint-Sernin. Apart from the church, none of the abbey buildings remain. 

The current church is located on the site of a previous basilica of the 4th. century which contained the body of Saint Sernin, the first bishop of Toulouse in c. 250. 

Constructed in the Romanesque style between about 1080 and 1120, with construction continuing thereafter, Saint-Sernin is the largest remaining Romanesque building in Europe. 

The church is particularly noted for the quality and quantity of its Romanesque sculpture. In 1998 the basilica was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the description: World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.

The basilica contains a large three-manual Cavaillé-Coll organ built in 1888. Together with the Cavaillé-Coll instruments at Saint-Sulpice and the Church of St. Ouen, Rouen, it is considered to be one of the most important organs in France. 

The bell tower, standing directly over the transept crossing, is the most visible feature of the exterior. It is divided into five tiers, of which the lower three, with rounded Romanesque arches, date from the 12th. century, and the upper two, featuring Gothic pointed arches, from the 13th. century (circa 1270). 

The spire was added in the 15th. century. The bell tower is slightly inclined towards the west direction, which is why from certain standpoints the bell tower roof, whose axis is perpendicular to the ground, appears to be inclined to the tower itself.

Taken on: September 14, 2023

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