HERITAGE RECORD · 230

Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe

圣塞文-梭尔-加尔坦佩教堂

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Known as the 'Romanesque Sistine Chapel', the Abbey-Church of Saint-Savin contains many beautiful 11th- and 12th-century murals which are still in a remarkable state of preservation.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ738657 ↗

Area18.8 ha

Administrative areaQ1727341 · Q12804 · Q701791

WikipediaSaint-Savin, Vienne ↗

Chinese Wikipedia圣萨万 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

Cultural archive

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Brief description Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, the Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, is an ancient abbey founded or refounded during the Carolingian era by Saint Benoît d’Aniane, father of western monasticism, under the protection of Charlemagne and his successors.

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