Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe

E287489

Catholic church Romanesque church chapel pilgrimage site

The Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe is a dramatic medieval pilgrimage chapel perched atop a volcanic rock needle in Le Puy-en-Velay, France.

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Label	Occurrences
Chapelle Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe	2
Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe canonical	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic church ⓘ Romanesque church ⓘ chapel ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
accessedBy	staircase ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	volcanic geology of Velay ⓘ
constructionStart	969 ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Michael ⓘ surface form: Saint Michael the Archangel
elevation	approximately 885 meters above sea level ⓘ
function	pilgrimage chapel ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
hasApse	yes ⓘ
hasArtwork	medieval frescoes ⓘ
hasCrypt	yes ⓘ
hasDecoration	geometric stone patterns ⓘ
hasNave	yes ⓘ
hasPortal	Romanesque portal ⓘ
hasViewOf	Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ surrounding volcanic landscape ⓘ
heightAboveGround	approximately 82 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart	19th century ⓘ
inception	10th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Haute-Loire ⓘ Le Puy-en-Velay ⓘ
locatedOn	Aiguilhe rock ⓘ volcanic plug ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
municipality	Aiguilhe ⓘ
near	Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral ⓘ surface form: Le Puy Cathedral
notableFeature	Romanesque frescoes ⓘ arcaded façade ⓘ bell tower ⓘ polychrome stonework ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic cliff-top location ⓘ medieval pilgrimage tradition ⓘ
numberOfSteps	approximately 268 ⓘ
owner	Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
partOf	pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
region	Massif Central ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
visitorAccess	open to the public ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Le Puy-en-Velay → hasReligiousSite → Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe ⓘ

Rocher Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe → hasChapel → Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chapelle Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe

Rocher Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe → topFeature → Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chapelle Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe