Tournus (English spelling)

Japanese: トゥールニュ（英語表記）Tournus

A town in the Saône-et-Loire department in central-eastern France. Population: about 6,000. Located on the right bank of the Saône River. The monastery, founded on the tomb of Valerian, flourished greatly in the 9th century when the relics of Philibertus were brought from the island of Noirmoutier. The former monastery church of Saint-Philibert (early 11th century to early 12th century), which bears the same name, is in the Romanesque style and has a fortress-like west-facing structure, an original cross-vaulted nave, and a square radial altar. Its architecture, made of rose-colored stone and free of decoration, is famous as a representative masterpiece of the Burgundy region, separate from the Cluniac school.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フランス中東部，ソーヌ･エ･ロアール県の町。人口約6000。ソーヌ川右岸に位置。ウァレリアヌスの墓上に創設された修道院は，9世紀にノアールムーティエ島からフィリベルトゥスの聖遺物がもたらされて大いに繁栄。その名を冠するロマネスク様式の旧修道院教会サン･フィリベール(11世紀初め～12世紀初め)は，城塞風西構え，独創的横断穹窿の身廊，方形放射状祭室等を有し，その装飾を排したバラ色の石材による建築は，クリュニー派とは別個のブルゴーニュ地方の代表的傑作として名高い。

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