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There Are Gothic Churches in the Lower Town Too
hquittner Says: The lower town is on both sides of the Ornain river. The church on the south bank in the lower town is the church of St. Antoine built in the 14-15C. The church has a fine wooden crossing tower and beside an old simple west end there is at its south west edge a primitive...
hquittner Says: Place St. Pierre widens before the Church St.-Etienne at its southern end. To its right is the Rue des Ducs de Bar. The largest building immediate on the right is the Hotel de Florainville, today the palais de Justice. The facade is 16C Renaissance with wrought iron-added to...
hquittner Says: Just north of the Pl. St.-Pierre stands the ancient Tour de L'Horloge which looks down on the steep descent to the lower city, which is a remainder from the old ducal chateau. Nearby is a view looking at the lower city and further along the upper town is the Chapel of St....
See the Revered Statue of the Notre-Dame du Guet
hquittner Says: In the left transept there stands a much revered statue which is the site of an annual pilgrimage in this city. Although it used to be in another place in the upper town, much destruction and repair has eliminated its earlier sites, but see it as you walk by.
A 16C Renaissance Sculpture by Ligier Richier
hquittner Says: In a chapel to the south side of the nave stands a bizarre sculpture of the three year dead body of Rene prince of Orange created in 1547. On the main altar in the nave stands another work done slightly earlier of the Calvary with its three dying men. There are few French...
See the Interior of the Church of St.-Etienne
hquittner Says: The interior of St.-Etienne is built in the 15C flamboyant Gothic style. The lateral aisles however are as tall as the central nave and thus have very tall vaults. It has an elaborate pulpit with finely created lower carved scenes below and at the very top a trumpeting...
Outside the Church of St.-Etienne
hquittner Says: The west facade of the church is minimally decorated with a few Renaissance feature plus some gargoyles along the roof. The church sits at depth of the Place Pierre
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The west facade of the church is minimally decorated with a few Renaissance feature plus some gargoyles along the roof. The church sits at depth of the Place...
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Bar-le-Duc is partly situated on both side of the Ornain River but it also has a section on a high promontory where many of the fine 14-17C old buildings can be see. Below stands a growing commercial...
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