Discover a Neo-Byzantine basilica, its crypt and 403 reliquaries

Name: Descubre una basílica neobizantina, su cripta y sus 403 relicarios
Start: 2023-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Basilique Sainte-Clotilde

Discover the basilica through a video and audio commentary from the Friends of the Reliquary Association.

Domingo 17 septiembre 2023, 14:00Passed

Discover the basilica with a video and audio commentary from the_Friends of the Reliquary Association_.
A fun questionnaire will also be offered to children.

Types d'événement

Visite libre

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

About the location

Basilique Sainte-Clotilde

Avenue Sainte-Clotilde, 51100 Reims

Marne
Grand Est

Built between 1898 and 1901, the basilica Saint-Clotilda is a memorial church, conceived(designed) in 1896 for the project of the 14th centenarian(centenary) of Clovis's baptism. Intended(Designed) to become the reliquary of Christian France, building possesses a crypt containing 401 reliquaries and more than 2 000 relics. His architect, Alphonse Gosset (1835-1914), creator of Big(Great) Theatre (current Opera), establishments Pommery or else Reims labour houses, conceives(designs) this ambitious monument in neo-Byzantine style. He draws inspiration from his research work published in 1877 under title The domes of East and of Occident, of which the famous Saint-Sophie de Constantinople. The basilica is an emblematic building of this labour suburb of Reims, born in XIX e century.