Church of Notre-Dame la Grande, Poitiers

Notre-Dame la Grande is a Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France. Having a double status, collegial and parochial, it forms part of the Catholic diocese of Poitiers. The west front adorned with statuary is recognised as a masterpiece of Romanesque religious art. The walls inside the church are painted.

The Église Notre-Dame la Grande, from the south-west
Bell tower
Columns in the nave
West front of Église Notre-Dame la Grande
Detail of the frieze showing (left to right) Adam, Eve and Nebuchadnezzar II
Detail of the frieze
Statue of Our Lady holding the keys of the town

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