Lavoir/Wash house, St-Vincent-de-Mercuze, France

3D Model

This wash house is located in the village of Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze near Lyon in the south-east of France. Though it is not used anymore for washing clothes nowadays, it is still well maintained and the water is pouring.

A lavoir is a public place set aside for the washing of clothes. Communal washing places were common in Europe until industrial washing was introduced.

Reconstructed from 513 photos shot with a Sony Nex-5N. 750 000 polys, texture 8192px.