“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us”. – Winston Churchill
On the most northerly point of Brittany, on the peninsula of Plougrescant, is the Chapelle Saint-Gonéry, with its crooked belfry. The Chapelle is a historic monument – part twelfth-century Romanesque and part fifteenth century flamboyant.
And another tilting shot …
16th Century timbered houses in Troyes, on the Seine river about 150 km southeast of Paris. Troyes has been in existence since the Roman era and the name troy weight for gold derives from the standard of measurement that evolved here.
Ailsa’s travel theme: Tilted
Was the spire built tilted like that or did it just started to tilt?
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I wasn’t able to determine that but would assume it was intended to be straight and at some point it became a matter of what the hell … 😉
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The belfry is brilliant, what a good landmark!
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I mean, who’s not going to get out of the car and take a shot?
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Love the first shot. Great find!
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🙂
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Some odd angles there for sure…
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Very cool!
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🙂
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