Church of Saint-Nicolas, Ferte-Milon

Begun in 1460, this church was completed and dedicated on September 27, 1491. The church of St. Nicholas in the Rue de la Chaussée appears to be in Renaissance style on the outside. The bell tower is surmounted by four watchtowers, but lacks its original dome, destroyed by a storm, which was replaced by a small slate spire.

About this building

The interior consists of a nave and two aisles. It is barrel vaulted and finished with a pentagonal chancel facing east; the nave and aisles have five bays bounded by eight columns. The aisles are vaulted with ribbed vaults.

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