Carmes Déchaussés Old Chapel, Lille
The Carmelites acquired a piece of land in 1620, at the "Riez du château", near the new walls of the Porte de Gand, in order to establish their convent there. The church was completed in 1623, but was destroyed by fire in 1645. The present church was rebuilt between 1646 and 1669.
About this building
The chapel, whose construction lasted until 1775, is a building with a central plan consisting of a rotunda on which four elliptical cells open. The interior is only animated by Doric pilasters supporting an entablature.