Title:2084 - Miranhosp1
Identifier:2077 - 20858 of 9
Notes1:The door of the Hospital St. James for the care of the pilgrims on the road to Compostella. The door is the only vestige of the hospital. The sculpted crucifix is still visible on the top of the door.
Notes2:
Bibliographic info:Dr. Madeleine Jeay, McMaster University
Keyword:CHURCHES
Category:ARCHITECTURE/GOTHIC
Historic Data:
Century:14th
Region:FRANCE
City:Mirande
Source:From the personal collection of Dr. M. Jeay
Research Notes:The decision to create Mirande was made in 1281.The town is a typical bastide with a geometrical structure of parallel and perpendicular streets. Sometimes they started from a central square/place. Covered streets surround the square on each side, characterized by a covered market built in the square. Sometimes, however, the square is not in the middle of the town. Most of the bastides were protected by fortifications and closed by doors.