Eglise Saint-Symphorien (1)

Built between 1515 and 1520 on the ruins of a Roman villa, the church of Saint-Saphorin became a reformed temple in 1536, after the Bernese conquest. For reasons that remain unknown, the spire of its bell tower was never built, giving this unfinished ridge a characteristic silhouette, unique in the Canton of Vaud.



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Eglise Saint-Symphorien (1)

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Built between 1515 and 1520 on the ruins of a Roman villa, the church of Saint-Saphorin became a reformed temple in 1536, after the Bernese conquest. For reasons that remain unknown, the spire of its bell tower was never built, giving this unfinished ridge a characteristic silhouette, unique in the Canton of Vaud.

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