Basilica of Our Lady, Nice: Overall view

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. 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.

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