The Romanesque Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, begun in the mid 11th century, contains many beautiful 11th- and 12th-century murals which are still in a remarkable state of preservation. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. It is located in Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, in Poitou, France. The barrel vaulted nave is supported on magnificently-scaled column with foliate capitals. Below the church is the Crypt of St Savin and St Cyprian, also frescoed with the lives of these two saints.