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Photos: Vézelay Abbey (Basilique Ste-Madeleine), Vézelay

This gallery of 167 photos accompanies our article on Vézelay Abbey (Basilique Ste-Madeleine) in Vézelay, Burgundy, France. Famed for its Romanesque sculpture, this 12th-century basilica is the largest Romanesque church in France. It attracted many pilgrims due to its relics of Mary Magdalene. All photos marked © Sacred Destinations are available for licensing. Click any image to enlarge, or just start at the beginning for a virtual tour!


Floor Plan
Aerial View
View from Afar
View from Afar
West Front from Afar
West Front from Afar
West Front from Afar
View from Afar
Vézelay View
Vézelay Road
Vézelay Houses
West Front
West Facade
West Facade
West Facade
West Facade Detail
West Facade Detail
South Exterior
South Exterior
South Exterior
South Exterior
South Exterior
North Door Tympanum
Corbel Heads
Corbel Heads
Cloister
Gothic Chevet
Gothic Chevet
Southeast Exterior
Narthex with Central Portal
Narthex Vault
Narthex with Central Portal
Narthex Portals
Narthex with Central Portal
Central Portal
Teaching in the Porch
Narthex Panorama
Central Tympanum: Mission of the Apostles
Central Tympanum: Mission of the Apostles
Central Tympanum: Mission of the Apostles
Central Tympanum: Christ
Central Tympanum: Christ
Central Tympanum: Apostles
Central Tympanum: Apostles
Central Tympanum: Saint Peter
Central Tympanum: Apostles
Central Portal Lintel: Archers
Central Tympanum Lintel: Pygmies
Central Portal Lintel: Offerings
Central Portal Lintel: Sacrifice
Central Tympanum Lintel: Big-Eared Folk
Central Tympanum Lintel: Big-Eared Folk
Central Portal: Peter and Paul
Angel in Flight
Central Tympanum Archivolt: Cappadocians
Central Tympanum Archivolt: Ethiopians
Central Tympanum Archivolt: Arabs and Dog-Headed Folk
Central Tympanum Archivolt: Byzantines
Central Tympanum Archivolt: Armenians
Central Tympanum Archivolt: Jews
Central Tympanum Archivolt
Central Portal Archivolt: January and Aquarius
Central Portal Archivolt: February
Central Portal Archivolt: February and Pisces
Central Portal Archivolt: Pisces and March
Central Portal Archivolt: March
Central Portal Archivolt: March
Central Portal Archivolt: April-May
Central Tympanum Archivolt: May-June
Central Portal Archivolt: May
Central Portal Archivolt: Cancer
Central Portal Archivolt: Acrobat
Central Portal Archivolt: Mermaid
Central Portal Archivolt: Leo
Central Portal Archivolt: July
Central Portal Archivolt: Virgo
Central Portal Archivolt: August
Central Portal Archivolt: September
Trumeau Inscription
Trumeau Inscription
Trumeau Inscription
Portal Capitals
South Tympanum: Birth of Christ
South Tympanum: Adoration of the Magi
South Tympanum: Adoration of the Magi
South Tympanum: Annunciation and Visitation
South Tympanum: Annunciation
South Tympanum: Nativity with Shepherds
North Tympanum
North Tympanum
North Tympanum
Central Portal
Path of Light
Nave Looking East
Nave Looking Northeast
Nave Looking West
Nave Looking West
Nave Vault
Nave Vault with Striped Arches
Nave Vault with Striped Arches
Nave Arcade
North Aisle Looking East
South Aisle Visitors
Capital: The Mystic Mill
Capital: The Mystic Mill
Capital: The Mystic Mill
Capital: David and Goliath
Capital: David and Goliath
Capital: David and Goliath
Capital: David and Goliath
Capital: Noah and the Ark
Capital: Elephants
Capital: Elephants
Capital: Samson and the Lion
Capital: Four Winds
Capital: Four Winds
Capital: Four Winds
Capital: Death of Dives
Capital: Death of Dives
Capital: Death of Lazarus
Capital: Death of Lazarus
Capital: Lazarus in Abraham's Bosom
Capital: Moses and the Golden Calf
Capital: Sacrificial Lamb
Capital: Golden Calf
Capital: Demon
Capital: Daniel in the Lions' Den
Capital: Daniel in the Lions' Den
Capital: Daniel in the Lions' Den
Capital: Daniel in the Lions' Den
Capital: Daniel in the Lions' Den
Capital: Hunting
Capital: Hunting
Capital: Hunting
Capital: Justice or Libra
Capital: Justice or Libra
Capital: Observer
Capital: Jacob Wrestling an Angel
Capital: Jacob Wrestling an Angel
Capital: Temptation of St. Benedict
Capital: Temptation of St. Benedict
Capital: Temptation of St. Benedict
Chapel of St. Theresa
Gothic Choir
Midday Service
Bearded Monk
Gothic to Romanesque
Choir Vault
North Ambulatory
Sparrow in the Choir
Chapels
South Ambulatory
Cloister
Cloister
Crypt
Crypt
Relics of St. Mary Magdalen
Peaceful Park
Priests
Burgundian Landscape
View of Saint-Pere-sous-Vezelay
View from Vezelay
View
Vézelay Houses
Vézelay Road
Vézelay Road
Vézelay Road



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