Free or commented discovery of an unusual baroque church built in the 17th century

Name: Découverte libre ou commentée d'une église baroque insolite construite au XVIIe siècle
Start: 2022-09-17T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-Didier

Visit freely or let yourself be guided to discover the church and its 138 pillars and columns, as well as its amazing architecture, in the shape of a musical instrument.

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passat

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03 24 72 93 07

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À propos du lieu

Église Saint-Didier

Place de l'Église, 08190 Asfeld

Ardennes
Grand Est

Unusual baroque church built in 1685\. Trained(Formed) by a rotunda which evokes the Pantheon of Rome and of a vestibule-porche-clocher. Jean-Jacques de Mesmes, count of Avaux – future Asfeld – made rebuild the church. Realisation is confided(entrusted) to the Dominican brother and architect François Romain. The moose(run-up) for this new Italian art, baroque art, and the will to favour spiritual expression go together in the creation of a plan in the shape of musical instrument: the viol of gambe. The church, every(quite) in curves, counts not less than 138 pillars and columns. It possesses an organ in 7 games(sets) built by 1900 by Clovis Renault. Exceptional building, the church Saint-Didier is listed(classified) in conformance with(for) historic monuments since 1913\.

Etiquetas

Édifice religieux, Monument historique

Accès

Parking lot on the Grand Place