Square

One square is space open in front of the western gate of one . The term comes from , because when one was in front of a church, one was closer to the sky.

With the Middle Ages, the majority of the squares were restricted and crushed by the church. With XIX^E century and with XX^E century, they often were considerably widened in order to offer a sufficient retreat to the person wishing to admire the frontage of the building.

One calls square of justice one of these places arranged to return justice. It indeed frequently arrived that it or it is equipped with capacities of justice: it was then returned outside, in public, and in front of the church.

The square opposite (Sainte-Radegonde church, with ) has a stone bench, where sat down the judges. The abbot, who came from outside (it was an abbey of women), sat in the center, where the wall is higher.

The Large-goule name raised by a commercial establishment with the background refers to a monster driven out by .

Christian religious architecture

Church : | Transept | Ch?ur | Nave | Crossed | Narthex | Apsidal chapel | Déambulatoire | Span | Side | | Bell-tower | Bedside | Arrow | Turn-lantern | Jubé

Buildings and monuments : | Collegial | Baptistry | | | Vault | | Bell-tower |

Elements of architecture : | Capital | Column | |

Elements of decoration : | Rosette | | Tympanum

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