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Lyon Ainay, Basilique d'Ainay

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This Romanesque Benedictine abbey of Ainay appears in texts in the ninth century. The bell tower was built at the end of the eleventh century. The Gothic period is represented by the Saint-Michel chapel, constructed in the fifteenth century. It was restored under the Empire by the architects J. Pollet, C.-A. Benoit and C.-A. Questel. On the main facade, the walls are decorated with red and white bricks and the third floor is decorated with a large Greek cross with inlays.

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