posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
Neo-Gothic basilica designed by Louis Lenormand; it is the largest church in Nice, but is not the cathedral. Inspired by Angers Cathedral and motivated by a desire to emphasize French historic architecture at a time when the County of Nice was annexed to France from Italy. Its most prominent features are the two square towers 65 m high, which dominate the east front together with a large rose window featuring scenes of the Assumption of Mary.
History
Alt Title
Basilique Notre-Dame de Nice
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-06-30
Spatial Coverage
Nice
+43.703311+7.266061
Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
['Gothic Revival', 'Nineteenth century']
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.