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© PWilliamson
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Saint-Martin Church, Souillac
Remains of 12th century church, converted into an exhibition hall
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Standing near the Porte Barnicou (one of the five gates to the walled city), this 12th-century church was rebuilt in the late 15th-century and remodeled once again in the 17th-century.
The apse of the church is now home to the Tourist Information office of Souilac and the body of the church once served as the town hall, but has now been converted into an exhibition space.
All that you will find remaining of the Romanesque building is the typanum that depicts Christ with Mary and St Martin. The tower which stands above the church is now a clock tower but was also once used as a defense tower and has been badly damaged.
