The
cruciform church carries a square tower over its
crossing. The
transept was built first, then the
choir with its
ambulatory with five radial chapels in the polygonal
apse. In the next building campaign, three bays of the
nave were added, the bell tower and its porch, and finally the last six bays of the nave. The bell tower is finished by a fine stone spire more than 80 meters high, added in the 14th century and restored in the 19th century. The stylistic tendencies that are present within the Abbey Church of St. Savin Gartempe follow the
Angevin style, characterized by linear designs, which are often flat, and using color silhouettes to further the contrast of the light and dark grounds. To this day, the colors are still impressively vibrant, giving us a glimpse of the colored surfaces of sculptures and other paintings from the period that are now lost. ==Gallery==