Notre-Dame de la Couture Basilica, Bernay
The construction of this church began in the 14th century, in place of a chapel erected a century earlier. It underwent phases of reconstruction in the following centuries, before being enlarged in the 16th century. In 1950, it became a basilica on the recommendation of the nuncio Angelo Roncalli, who became John XXIII.
About this building
Church built according to a Latin cross plan with a projecting transept, with a semicircular apse, bordered by an ambulatory and a chapel. A bell-tower-porch flanks the main facade which is a gable wall. A second, smaller, circular tower flanks the other side, which is of lesser height.