Church of Notre Dame de Buire-au-Bois
The Church of Notre-Dame de Buire-au-Bois was built during the 18th century. It was founded by the nuns of the royal Cistercian abbey at Willencourt less than 10 kilometres from the village. The size of the buildings was to show their importance in the 18th century, a century of major monastic rebuilding.
About this building
Remarkable for its onion-shaped steeple, of which there are only three in the area, the church opens its doors under a triangular pediment, adding another refinement to the classic style of the building. A vast nave is revealed to visitors bathed in light due to the Cistercian stained-glass windows. These windows of grisaille, which appeared in the 12th century, are representative of the art of the Cistercians, where sobriety is the rule, in these big windows with non-figurative but geometric and vegetal motives.
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