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October 30, 2012 with 390 notes
        tags: History. Chapel. Oak Tree. Tree. Nature. Oak. Chene Chapelle. France. Chapel Oak. Oak Chapel. Allouville-Bellefosse. Seine-Maritime. 1600s. 17th century. seventeenth century. Religion. weird. strange. odd. bizarre.
Chêne Chapelle The Chêne chapelle (“chapel oak”) is an oak tree located in Allouville-Bellefosse in Seine-Maritime, France. The oak tree is between 800 and 1,200 years old. It is 15m high and its base has a circumference of 16m. Its hollow trunk hosts two chapels, which were built there in 1669: Notre Dame de la Paix (“Our Lady of Peace”) and the Chambre de l’Ermite (“Hermit’s room”). A spiral staircase around the trunk provides access to the chapels. The Oak Chapel still stands and can be seen in modern photographs here.

Chêne Chapelle

The Chêne chapelle (“chapel oak”) is an oak tree located in Allouville-Bellefosse in Seine-Maritime, France.

The oak tree is between 800 and 1,200 years old. It is 15m high and its base has a circumference of 16m. Its hollow trunk hosts two chapels, which were built there in 1669: Notre Dame de la Paix (“Our Lady of Peace”) and the Chambre de l’Ermite (“Hermit’s room”). A spiral staircase around the trunk provides access to the chapels.

The Oak Chapel still stands and can be seen in modern photographs here.

(Source: Wikipedia)

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