Notre-Dame-de-la-Sagesse Chapel

Notre-Dame-de-la-Sagesse Chapel
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
District13th arrondissement of Paris
ProvinceParis
RegionIle-de-France
Location
CountryFrance
Interactive map of Notre-Dame-de-la-Sagesse Chapel
Coordinates48°50′08″N 2°22′24″E / 48.835694°N 2.373472°E / 48.835694; 2.373472
Architecture
ArchitectPierre-Louis Faloci

The chapel of Notre Dame de la Sagesse (French; La chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Sagesse is a church in the Paris Rive Gauche neighborhood, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.

History

The construction of the building in the heart of Paris Rive Gauche was a wish of the developer of ZAC, the SEMAPA, who sold the land to the diocese.

Interior

Very minimalist, it uses raw concrete, red Swedish granite and wood.[1]

On the wall is an icon of Thérèse of Lisieux.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Une chapelle de la Sagesse". Le Moniteur des travaux publics et du bâtiment (5051): 10. 15 September 2000.
  2. ↑ Christine Desmoulins (July 1998). "Églises en chantier: Signes intérieurs de richesse". ArchiCréé (283): 74–91..