Église Notre-Dame (oeuvre d'Auguste Perret)

English translation

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History

The church was built at the initiative of the dean curate of Le Raincy, abbé Félix Nègre. Begun in April 1922 and consecrated on 17 June 1923, it is the work of the agency of brothers Auguste and Gustave Perret. This 'Sainte-Chapelle of reinforced concrete' is considered the first 'modern' church in France, built in reinforced concrete. The church comprises sculptures by Antoine Bourdelle. The stained glass was created by master glass-maker Marguerite Huré after cartoons by Maurice Denis for the figurative parts; the decorative parts were entirely created by Marguerite Huré. One of the ten large windows, the stained-glass window of the Battle of the Marne, called 'The Virgin with the Taxis', depicts taxis, 'poilus' and generals, memories of the victory of the Ourcq and the departure from Le Raincy, in September 1914, of one of the columns of the Marne taxis. Between 1988 and 1996, the primary structure of the church was entirely restored under the direction of chief architect of historic monuments Benjamin Mouton. The restoration of the stained glass was carried out by the Durand workshop.