Church of Saint-Maclou
| Church of Saint-Maclou | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view showing west façade and lantern tower | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Province | Archdiocese of Rouen |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 49°26′23″N 1°05′54″E / 49.43972°N 1.09833°E |
| State | France |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Parish church |
| Style | French Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1436 |
| Completed | 1521 |
| Official name: Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Maclou | |
| Designated | 1840 |
| Reference no. | IA00021849[1] |
| Denomination | Église |
| Website | |
| rouen | |
The Church of Saint-Maclou is a
Roman Catholic church in Rouen, France, named after the Saint Malo, which is considered one of the best examples of the Flamboyant style of Gothic architecture in France.[2]
Saint-Maclou, along with Church of St. Ouen
, form a famous ensemble of significant Gothic buildings in Rouen. Its spire reaches a height of 83 meters.
Architecture
Construction on Saint-Maclou began sometime after 1435; it was to replace an existing
facade is towerless with five gabled porches with flying buttresses above the aisles that are attached to the western wall featuring a rose window
.
The Church of Saint Maclou was built during the transition from the late Gothic period (15th - 16th century) to the Renaissance in the 16th century. The space above a portal within the arch is referred to as the
Second World War
.
Patrons
The
patrons of Saint-Maclou were of the wealthy merchant
class that had experienced an immense social and economic growth during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The family most closely associated with the rebuilding of the church was the Dufour family. The patrons were responsible for the selection of the master mason, Pierre Robin, as well as for part of the overall style of the church. The Dufours and others are cited as being the impetus behind the similarities between Saint-Maclou and Rouen Cathedral.
Gallery
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West porch and façade -
West porch and façade after cleaning in 2014 -
View from the southwest -
View of the crossing looking east -
View of the lantern tower
References
- ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Maclou, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ISBN 0500203504
- ^ Linda Elaine Neagley, Disciplined Exuberance: The Parish Church of Saint-Maclou and Late Gothic Architecture in Rouen (University Park: Penn State UP, 1998).
- ^ Aster Saint-Maclou http://www.rouen.fr/aitre-saint-maclou
Bibliography
- Linda Elaine Neagley, "Elegant Simplicity: The Late Gothic Design of St.-Maclou in Rouen", The Art Bulletin, Vol. 74, No. 3 (1992): 395-422. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3045890
- Linda Elaine Neagley, "The Flamboyant Architecture of St.-Maclou, Rouen, and the Development of a Style", The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 47, No. 4 (1988): 374-396. https://www.jstor.org/stable/990382
- Linda Elaine Neagley, "Late Gothic Architecture and Vision: Representation, Scenography, and Illusionism", in Reading Gothic Architecture, ed. Matthew M. Reeve (Turnhout: Brepols, 2008), 37-55.
- Linda Elaine Neagley, Disciplined Exuberance: The Parish Church of Saint-Maclou and Late Gothic Architecture in Rouen. University Park, Penn: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1998.
External links
Media related to Église Saint-Maclou de Rouen at Wikimedia Commons