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the churches of Notre Dame at Avignon, and
S. Trophime at Arles, we find Corinthian cap-
itals, pilasters, enrichments, and other features
borrowed directly from the classic models.
Auvergne contains some excellent examples of
Romanesque churches, built of the lava of this
well-known volcanic district. Let us consider
the church of Notre Dame du Port at Clermont-
Ferrand, an excellent and typical example of


Fig. 45.—Plan of Notre Dame du Port, Clermont-
Ferrand.
Lava is used in the construction, and some
effect is gained by the use of lavas of different
colours. The plan of this church shows a long
nave covered by barrel vaulting, with small
transepts and an apsidal end. Round the apse
is carried a series of small apsidal chapels.
These small apses, built round the main apse,
form what is called a chevet, which became an
essential feature in French cathedral plans.
Such a group of small chapels, ranged round
the end of a lofty cathedral, produces a singu-
larly interesting and dignified interior effect.