#neo-gothic
What the Angels Protect…
The Basilica of St. Nicholas of Nantes (Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France).
Built between 1844 and 1869, under the direction of the architect Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus (1807-1857), in a neo-Gothic style, this monument contains remarkable and diverse pieces of religious art.
(The photographs show, in order: the bell tower, original photograph by Guillaume Piolle ; the nave, original photograph by François de Dijon ; a detail of a chapel, idem ; the vault, original photograph by Groume ; a detail of the eight angels of the roof, original photograph by Selbymay ; an interior detail, original photography by François de Dijon ; the ambulatory, idem ; the crucifix of the choir, idem ; the rose window of the west transept, idem ; and finally, a detail of a pillar, original photograph by Selbymay. The photographs have been modified)
