Neuville-Saint-Vaast, FR

Église catholique Saint-Laurent, Neuville-Saint-Vaast

Église catholique Saint-Laurent à Neuville-Saint-Vaast was built in the neo-gothic style by the architects J.de Saint Maurice and H. Philippe. They chose re-enforced concrete using the techniques of a local man, François Hennebique.

About this building

The main altar is exceptional, as it has the particularity of also being the war memorial. Over shadowed by a representation of Lazarus, the names of the dead of the village frame the tabernacle linking the traumatic memory of the war with the hope of resurrection.

More information about this church at https://openchurches.eu/en-fr/churches/saint-laurent-neuville-saint-vaast-ndf

Other nearby buildings

Saint-Géry Church, Arras

The church of Saint-Géry was built to replace the chapel of the Vivier, which served as a parish church but was becoming too small. It is the work of the architect Alexandre Grigny. It was partially destroyed during the First World War.

Arras Cathedral

The present cathedral is the former abbey church of the abbey of Saint-Vaast (whose origins date back to the 7th century). In the Middle Ages, Arras was the largest and richest city of Artois. It was built in the 18th century as the abbey church of Saint-Vaast Abbey and became a cathedral in 1848, replacing the old cathedral Notre-Dame-en-Cité d'Arras, the great Gothic cathedral in the west of the old town that had been destroyed during the French Revolution.

Saint-Nicolas d'Arras Church

Built on the Place de la Préfecture, the first stone was laid in 1839. Its architect, Joseph-Auguste Traxler (1796-1856), designed it in the neo-classical style, inspired in particular by the church of Saint-Philippe-du-Roule in Paris.

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