Nancy Off The Beaten Path

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Out of our plans, this church peeping over Majorelle Villa's shoulder, attracted us by its exotic look.

We visited it and discovered that it is a new (100 years old) Roman-Byzantine church, inspired in the Sacre-Coeur in Paris.

Large, with a nice interior with great stained glasses.

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Integrated in a modern quarter, this baroque church of the 18th century faces a popular market, showing a different look of the city, closer to the common European cities.

Built in 1593 the church suffered several transformations, the hardest one during the revolution, when it was transformed in a warehouse for straw. Returning to religious use in 1801, it keeps the Baroque style from the works in the 18th century.

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Confusing, is what I can say.

Looking Roman, in the decoration, I cannot connect this door from the 18th century to Stanislas.

My fault, of course!

In the way to/from the train station, evidencing the signs of the intense traffic that crosses it, it doesn´t make justice to what is expecting you at the end of the street.

Once, twice, you pass in front of this cafe, repeating the same thought: "nice building".

Then, you read something telling you that it is one of the most distinguishable samples of the school of Nancy.

The third time, you look again, and update the thought: "Very nice building".

If you decide to enter, you may have a drink or a meal (expensive) or just to appreciate the decoration.

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The canal that serves Nancy is not only a useful resource, but also a garnished spot.

Boats and flowers fill and surround the water, in a discreet but nice harmony, with the bridge as a good sightseeing point.

A discreet statue near the train station, in Place of Republique, calls our attention, with a golden heart atop a pile of iron hearts, clearly reproducing the style of the iron works in Stanislas square.

It invites us to read, and doing that I found that it is a work of the artist Jorge Orta, created in 2002, to celebrate a convention of organ donors.

Good work!

Close to the train station two high towers called our attention.

They belong to the Neo-gothic church of Saint-Leon, built in the 19th century and dedicated to the bishop of Toul, who became Pope Leon IX.

Close to the cathedral and far from the old town, this door seems out of context, without any connection with the old ramparts.

It seems that Victor Hugo had to help Émile Galé, to save it from destruction in the 19Th century.