St Severin

I am taking a break from studying the past tense (controle mercredi - exam Wednesday!) and eating peanut butter and Tucs for dinner, so I figured I would update. Today for Histoire de Paris I got to present on this church, St Severin. Prepare to be educated. The bell tower seen on the left is the oldest part of the church which dates back to the 13th centure. The bell is the oldest in Paris - 1412 - and is referred to in a poem by Alan Seeger (who is that? I don't know either).




This is considered to be a flamboyant Gothic church because of its design.


















The stained glass windows in the tribune (uhh, the part shown here) are from the 15th and 16th centuries. They were removed during WWI for preservation reasons.











The pointed vaults are an indication of Gothic style.













The organ was installed in 1745. Yet another oldest in Paris?













Ohhh the pretty contemporary windows from 1960 by Jean Bazaine.

















Some people described it as "tres bizarre". Whatever. I like it.

















Ohh man check out these wicked awesome pillars. They are designed like palm trees, and it is symbolic of Christianity because of the Tree of Life, like the garden of Eden.