Chêne d'Allouville, Chapel oak tree in Allouville-Bellefosse, France
The oak tree houses two miniature chapels within its trunk, rising 11 meters high with a circumference of 10 meters in Seine-Maritime.
During the French Revolution in 1793, local teacher Jean Baptiste Bonheure saved the tree from destruction by renaming it Temple of Reason.
The two chapels inside the trunk represent Notre-Dame de la Paix and the Hermit's Chamber, established by Father du Detroit in 1696.
The oak tree remains open for visits throughout the year, with wooden stairs leading to the second chapel inside the hollow trunk.
Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III, presented a gilded wooden statue of the Virgin Mary to the oak tree as a testament.
Location: Allouville-Bellefosse
GPS coordinates: 49.59638,0.67649
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:38
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