Notre-Dame du Raincy

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Notre-Dame du Raincy is a pioneering early 20th-century reinforced-concrete church near Paris, celebrated as a landmark of modernist religious architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church
church building
modernist architecture landmark
reinforced-concrete building
architect Auguste Perret
Gustave Perret
architecturalStyle Expressionism
surface form: Expressionist architecture

Modernist architecture
commissionedBy Roman Catholic parish of Le Raincy
completionDate 1923
constructionStartDate 1922
country France
dedicatedTo Our Lady (Notre-Dame)
Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Diocese of Saint-Denis
surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis
floorPlan basilica plan
hasAltarpiece true
hasBellTower true
hasChoir true
hasDome false
hasFacadeOrientation west
hasLighting natural light filtered through stained glass
hasNave true
hasOrgan true
hasSeatingCapacity approximately 1,200
hasSideAisles true
hasStainedGlassDesigner Marguerite Huré
hasStructuralSystem reinforced-concrete frame with thin infill walls
hasTower true
heritageDesignation Monument historique
heritageDesignationDate 1966
inception 1923
influenced 20th-century church architecture in Europe
liturgicalTradition Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
locatedIn Le Raincy
locatedNear Paris
materialUsed reinforced concrete
stained glass
namedAfter Our Lady
notableFor being an early icon of modern religious architecture
extensive use of colored stained-glass walls
innovative use of reinforced concrete in church architecture
slender concrete columns and open interior space
numberOfTowers 1
parish Paroisse Notre-Dame du Raincy
partOf built heritage of Seine-Saint-Denis
purpose place of Christian worship
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France

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Auguste Perret designed Notre-Dame du Raincy
Auguste Perret designed Notre-Dame du Raincy
this entity surface form: Église Notre-Dame du Raincy
Auguste Perret notableWork Notre-Dame du Raincy
Perret Frères notableWork Notre-Dame du Raincy
this entity surface form: Église Notre-Dame du Raincy
Gustave Perret notableWork Notre-Dame du Raincy
Gustave Perret notableWork Notre-Dame du Raincy
this entity surface form: Église Notre-Dame du Raincy
Le Raincy knownFor Notre-Dame du Raincy
this entity surface form: modernist church Notre-Dame du Raincy
Le Raincy hasLandmark Notre-Dame du Raincy