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église Saint-Étienne

Briare, Loiret, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise Saint-Etienne (cad. AL 488) : inscription par arrêté du 14 mai 1987
Protection dates
1987/05/14 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
19e siècle
Architect or builder
Dusserre (maître de l'oeuvre)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
place de la République
Commune
Briare
Département
Loiret
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.63789, 2.73765
Mérimée reference
PA00098722

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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1759 map "9 Gien." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Eglise néo-byzantine surmontée d'un clocher néo-gothique, présentant une façade décorée de mosaïque par Grasset. L'intérieur accumule des réminiscences d'architecture médiévale (triplets, coupoles, fenêtres à colonnettes, supports gothiques avec pilastres cannelés, chapiteaux). Bâti par Dusserre, élève de Viollet-le-Duc, cet édifice est un prototype néo-roman assez rare, la faveur ayant été donnée à l'époque au néo-gothique pour la construction des nouvelles églises.

English translation

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Neo-Byzantine church surmounted by a neo-Gothic bell tower, presenting a facade decorated with mosaic by Grasset. The interior accumulates reminiscences of medieval architecture (triplets, domes, windows with colonnettes, Gothic supports with fluted pilasters, capitals). Built by Dusserre, a student of Viollet-le-Duc, this building is a rather rare neo-Romanesque prototype, favour having been given at the time to neo-Gothic for the construction of new churches.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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