The Church of Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons is a Roman Catholic church located in

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, France. It is a gothic revival church dedicated to Saint Louis,

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(1214–1270).

History and description

Saint-Louis Church was built between 1874 and 1880 following the plans of Pierre-Charles Brun. Consecration occurred in 1895 by Mgr Lecot. It is 60.35 meters long by 23 meters wide and 22.26 meters high under vaults. The high towers measure 58 meters and are visible from all over the city above the elegant quartier des Chartrons (Chartrons district), on the north of Place des Quinconces. The

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s are particularly remarkable; they come from the workshops of Henri Feur (1899) and Nicolas Lorin (1879, in the choir). File:Bordeaux Saint-Louis 230807.JPG, Stained-glass windows in the choir by Nicolas Lorin (1879) File:Église Saint-Louis de Bordeaux, Garonne, Bordeaux, France - panoramio.jpg, View from the

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Organ

The organ is registered on French

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. It was built by Georges Wenner in 1881, remade by Gaston Maille in 1901 and repaired by Pascal Quoirin in 2005. Orgue Aquitaine
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References

External links

Saint Louis Parish website
in French Louis Bordeaux Louis {{France-RC-church-stub