St John the Baptist Church

Laon, France

One of the oldest churches in the Laon is St John the Baptist, in the nearby neighborhood of Vaux-sous-Laon, which dates from the 11th through 13th centuries and is built in a mixture of Romanesque and Gothic styles.

Address

Rue de l'Abbé Bossus 3, Laon, France

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Details

Founded: 11th century
Category: Religious sites in France
Historical period: Birth of Capetian dynasty (France)

Rating

4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Laon Cathedral (0,8 km)
Knights Templars Chapel (0,8 km)
Porte d’Ardon (0,9 km)
Abbey of St. Martin (1,7 km)
Abbey of St John (1,1 km)
Porte de Soissons (1,9 km)

Palace of Tau (45,5 km)
Reims Cathedral (45,4 km)
Museum of Fine Arts (45,3 km)
Basilica of Saint-Remi (46,7 km)
Porte Mars (44,6 km)
Château de Septmonts (32,6 km)
Vauclair Abbey Ruins (15,2 km)
Reims Automobile Museum (46,4 km)
Cryptoporticus (45,1 km)

User Reviews

Volodymyr Kravchenko (3 years ago)
Histórico , turístico

Jean-Marie Devoucoux (3 years ago)
Church very bright

Danièle Danièle (3 years ago)
Possible in wheelchair ... super priest

Oxitrone [ӾøŁ] (4 years ago)
small church that produces EXORBITANT amounts in euros. SCAM.

papijean40 Jean-Marie (6 years ago)
The most beautiful church in France ... a little chauvinistic: it's all my youth!

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