Église Saint-Louis, Historical church in Saint-Louis, France.
Église Saint-Louis is a Catholic church on rue de l'Église in the centre of Saint-Louis, Réunion. Its white facade has dark grey stone trim, a square tower with two arched louvered openings and a round clock, and a pointed-arch doorway beneath a banner reading "M'ayen pas peur !", with a cross mounted higher on the wall. Two tall pointed-arch windows with dark stone surrounds flank the door, and steps lead up to it. The whole building has been listed as a monument historique since 13 December 1982.
Construction began in 1877 and continued until 1913 under architects Ludovic and Lucien Douillard. This lengthy building process reflects the scale and complexity of the project.
The church stands on rue de l'Église, formerly rue Joseph-Bédier, in the centre of Saint-Louis. Its facade carries a banner above the pointed-arch doorway reading "M'ayen pas peur !", a Réunion Creole phrase meaning "Have no fear!", mounted beneath a cross.
The church stands on rue de l'Église, formerly rue Joseph-Bédier, in the centre of Saint-Louis. Steps lead up to the pointed-arch doorway, and the facade faces the street. The building is inscribed in full on the inventory of Monuments historiques, so its exterior can be observed from the public street at any time.
The banner above the door reads "M'ayen pas peur !", a Creole call for courage. The facade is white with dark grey stone trim, and a round clock with black hands sits below two arched louvered openings in the square tower. The whole church was inscribed on the inventory of Monuments historiques on 13 December 1982.
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