Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Cordon

The basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Cordon was built between 1852 and 1864 by the diocesan architect Alexandre Grigny. Facing south-west, its chevet with an ambulatory and three radiating chapels of Norman inspiration fits into the narrow plot of the Place des Ursulines. The nave, framed by aisles, has five bays. Its three-level elevation evokes the Amiens model and gives the building great transparency. The façade is more austere. The porch bell tower reinterprets the Old Bell Tower of Chartres Cathedral.