ctangular building houses the
sacristy. Plan by Marie Lebert.

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066. Saint-Pair-sur-Mer. The Romanesque tower. We can accurately give a
date to the tower foundations, which is very seldom. We know that they
date from 1131, thanks to a contemporary manuscript mentioning the
discovery of St. Gaud's sarcophagus in the choir during the digging of
the foundations. The same manuscript gives the name of the architect -
Rogerius Altomansiunculo--who supervised the works. To know an
architect's name is quite unusual too, because most architects of the
time were remaining anonymous. Photo by Claude Rayon. [Claude-19]

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067. Saint-Pair-sur-Mer. The Romanesque tower is square, and its two
floors are topped by an octogonal spire. A group of two blind arches
adorn the first floor, at the north and south. Large twin bays adorn
the second floor on all four sides. Divided by a small column with a
square abacus and a square base, these twin bays are topped by a
semi-circular arch molded with a simple torus and resting on attached
columns. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-035]

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068. Saint-Pair-sur-Mer. The Romanesque tower. The two floors of the
tower. Photo by Claude Rayon. [Claude-20]

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069. Saint-Pair-sur-Mer. The Romanesque tower. Inside, the tower rests
on four massive symmetrical piers supporting four slightly triangular
arches. These arches surround the groin vault beneath the tower. Photo
by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-036]

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070. Saint-Pair-sur-Mer. Sketch of the south-western pier of the tower.
This pier is as follows: east, west and south, it is salient. North, an
attached pier surrounded by two attached columns rests on a stoneboard.
Molded as a champered band, the impost topping the pier forms the
abacus of the capitals of the two columns. The capital baskets are
carved, with a square base topped by a chamfer. The pier rests on a
broader square base with chamfered edges. Sketch by Marie Lebert.

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071. Saint-Pair-sur-Mer. Detail of the north pier of the tower. Resting
on a stoneboard, an attached pier surrounded by two attached columns is
topped by an impost molded as a chamfered band. The impost also forms
the abacus of the capitals. The capital baskets, in granite, are carved
with angle hooks. Photo by Alain Dermigny. [Alain-037]

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072. Saint-Pair-sur-Mer. A carved capital basket.