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Landmarks of the visit

Landmarks are available throughout your visit, depending on your curiosity. By clicking on the picture you enlarge it, by clicking on the caption you get the full explanatory document.

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abbey church of Pontigny, under the porch

abbey church of Pontigny, the south arm of the transept

4 - The south transept

Abbey church of Pontigny - the choir of lay brothers or before nave

7 - The choir of the lay brothers

Pontigny abbey church - St Edmund’s tomb

10 - St Edmund’s tombs

You are in front of the abbey church

Abbey church of Pontigny - the front

Pontigny abbey church from the cemetery

C - From the churchyard

abbey church of pontigny - north aisle

2 - The north aisle

abbey church of Pontigny, the north arm of the transept

3 - The north transept

Abbey church of Pontigny - André Gence altar

MdF - The altar

Pontigny abbey church, south aisle

5 - The south aisle

Pontigny abbey church, bottom of the south aisle

6 - The back of the south aisle

abbey church of Pontigny, the sanctuary

8 - The chancel

abbey church of Pontigny, the monks' choir

11 - The choir of the monks

Pontigny abbey church, the ambulatory

9 - The deambulatory

Pontigny abbey church - the organ and the balcony

12 - The organ and his balcony

Glossary

Abbey church :

church where monks or nuns meet for mass and offices

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