Rouffach - Notre Dame de l'Assomption

Rouffach - Notre Dame de l'Assomption

The architecture of Notre Dame de l'Assomption, the parish church of Rouffach, about 20kms south of Colmar, is a mixture of romanesque and gothique style.

The pretty huge building suffered heavy damage during the French
Revolution.

There are some interesting romanesque carvings on the walls of the older parts of "Notre Dame de l'Assomption".

Here is a specific feature, as the artist who carved this, only "shows" the top part of the body.
The lower part is invisible. It is stuck in the wall. This way the artist creates something like a horizonal bust, often seen later, in gothic style. To straighten the body - and let the person face the spectators, he has to hold on two beams, that stick out of the wall. Good work - and a nice idea of the carver. He used the idea at least twice at this church. See the next photo.