Église Saint Jean by JLBG
The "Église Saint-Jean" was built in 1963-65. The architect was Maurice Blanc with René Sarget, ingenier. The Haxo city wall, built in 1832-1840 was destroyed after 1945 and left room for the "Grand boulevards" (Boulevards Joseph Vallier, Foch and Joffre) which soon were lined with buildings of apartments. The bishop felt that this population (8-10,000 inhabitants) needed a churchThe church is built on a circular plan. Eighteen pillars stand around a circular nave made of reinforced concrete, with a diameter of 37m, a surface of 1,000 m2 and that can contain 1,300 people.
Eighteen 17m high fir wood triangles connect the nave to a foot gang at 13 m of elevation. The awl that hold the skeleton is a piece of woo 60 cm diameter that act as a keystone. The first cover was made of copper tiles but they corroded fast, due to pollution and had to be replaced by asphalt shingle.
Adress : Boulevard Joseph-Vallier
