Église Sainte-Bernadette du Banlay
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Église Sainte-Bernadette du Banlay is a striking 1960s Brutalist Catholic church in Nevers, France, renowned for its bunker-like sculptural form and radical experimental architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Bernadette’s Chapel | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century church building
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ church building ⓘ |
| architect |
Claude Parent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Virilio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalMovement | Oblique Function ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Brutalism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
liturgical reforms of the 1960s
ⓘ
post-Vatican II church architecture ⓘ |
| buildingFunction | parish church ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Bernadette Soubirous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| era | post-war modernism ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | non-traditional plan ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
icon of French Brutalism
ⓘ
reference in architectural theory ⓘ |
| hasExteriorAppearance |
almost windowless façade
ⓘ
bunker-like volume ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
central liturgical focus
ⓘ
indirect natural lighting ⓘ sloping floors ⓘ |
| hasTourismType | architectural tourism site ⓘ |
| hasType | bunker-church ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| heritageStatusGranted | 2000s ⓘ |
| inception | 1966 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nevers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nièvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nevers city center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bernadette Soubirous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bunker-like form
ⓘ
experimental liturgical space ⓘ radical post-war church design ⓘ sculptural massing ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| structuralSystem | concrete shell ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Catholic worship
ⓘ
architectural visits ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Bernadette’s Chapel