And another dandy spot of my beloved Versailles. This is in another district (Saint Louis) , like another town, and there is a revolutionary veil behind it, I lived at Notre Dame district !!! I came by sometimes while getting my boys from school at resto nearby where the bus stopped. Another of the most see while in Versailles and to get away from just the palace/museum; as said, Versailles has a lot more to offer. I found me new pictures in my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me, Therefore, here is my take again on the Cathédrale Saint Louis of Versailles, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
The façade is located on an eight-degree step and has two levels. Three doors pierce the lower level. Six Doric columns flank the main; The two side doors of two columns of the same order. The second level, which reigns only on the central part, repeats exactly the layout of the ground floor. It opens on a full-hanger bay in the upper part of which a clock was placed. Above, the façade is crowned with a triangular pediment enthroned with a golden cross. It is adorned with a winged royal crest whose lilies were hammered at the time of the French revolution. The two lateral towers are punctuated with Doric pilasters forming protruding, surmounted by stone vases. They are capped with bulbs according to the Rococo tradition to cover the steeples.
The nave, with five spans, is chanted with pilasters engaged in a rather thin relief, cushioned by Corinthian capitals. They are framed with garlands of roses. On the other side of the façade, the stone tribune is supported by a large bow that is leaning on both sides on a console. It gets up in brace to wear the organ buffet of Clicquot. Above the large arcades, the Cathedral is illuminated by spectacular bays whose vaults penetrate the nave, according to the usual process used at that time. 93 meters high, the nave is covered with a penetrating vault. The chapels that flank the collateral and the ambulatory are dedicated, on the left side, to Saint Julien, to the Departed, to Sainte Geneviève and to Saint Peter. Beyond the left arm of the transept is the Ecce Homo Chapel, those of Saint Francis, Saint Vincent de Paul, the Sacred Heart and Saint Joseph. On the right side, the Chapel of the baptismal fonts is first presented, followed by the presentation of the Most Holy Virgin and Saint Charles. Beyond the transept, the three chapels that surround the choir are dedicated to the Good Shepherd, Saint Louis, and Saint John the Baptist. The chapel of Providence adjoins, on the left, the chapels of Ecce Homo and Saint Francis. We penetrate them from the inside.
The monument of the Duke of Berry, Charles Ferdinand d’Artois, was mortally wounded on February 13, 1820, as he left the Opéra on the rue de Richelieu, Paris. The wound was inflicted by the laborer Louvel, who sought to extinguish the Bourbon line in him. He was the second son of King Louis XVIII’s brother, the future Charles X. The Duke of Berry died the following day at 6h from his wounds. The city of Versailles commissioned James Pradier, winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1813, who had just returned from Italy. Pradier designed a monument in the round, in a distinctly neoclassical style. Religion, draped in classical robes, supports the dying man. The July Monarchy (1830 and 1848) The junior branch of the Bourbons, the House of Orléans, then came to power. Louis-Philippe I was not crowned King of France but enthroned King of the French, this had the monument removed. In 1852, it was reinstated at the request of the city council of Versailles.
The Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin in the Privileged Altar is richly decorated in ornamentation with Corinthian capitals, corbels beneath the projecting cornice, clasps evoking the Litany of the Virgin ,crowning the statue of the Virgin, a throne, vases, an ivory tower, and a beautiful marble altar. In any case, the chapel’s decor was redesigned in 1837, in fulfillment of a vow, a statue of the Virgin was offered to the parish of Saint-Louis. The choice fell upon “The Virgin and Child,” in white marble. A subscription was then launched by the parishioners to redecorate the entire church. The Crown was approached to finance one of the two stained-glass windows created by the Sèvres National Manufactory. Designed from cartoons by Achille Devéria, these windows were delivered in 1847. On the left: “The Annunciation,” on the right: “The Assumption.”
The official Saint Louis Cathedral: https://www.cathedralesaintlouisversailles.fr/
The Versailles tourist office on the cathedral: https://www.versailles-tourisme.com/cathedrale-saint-louis.html
There you go folks, another dandy in my dear Versailles. A wonderful area full of architecture and history to boot as is Versailles, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Cathédrale Saint Louis of Versailles, part II !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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