Another out-of-the-ordinary church / chapel from France, Le Drôme Provençale.
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For those not familiar with French, a summarized translation:
build on a rock outcrop, ordered by a bishop upon his return from a visit to the holy land (1505-1507).
Hexagonal plan and as the board says: built in the flamboyant gothic style.
Which sounds really strange to me: we have lots of gothic style buildings in Flanders and this chapel is definitely not in a style I would call flamboyant.
Not too sure about the "gothic" either. The period, early 16th century (after 1507 - not 15th as is written) is easily past the period of the gothic architecture and well into the renaissance.
Just goes to show that what is written on informational boards is best examined more closely.
The year seems to be correct and the reference to gothic style as well. Perhaps the bishop was kind of nostalgic