Saint-Joachim de Pointe-Claire Church, Gothic Revival church in Pointe-Claire, Canada.
Saint-Joachim de Pointe-Claire Church is a stone church in Gothic style with a tall central steeple and symmetrical front elevation facing the water. Buttresses and tower elements frame the facade and give the building its distinctive silhouette.
A fire in 1881 destroyed two earlier church buildings on this site, tracing back to the original structure from 1713. The 1885 reconstruction integrated materials from the first building, creating a physical link to the settlement's earliest days.
The interior decoration was completed by François Archambault, whose carved work includes redents, quatrefoils, beads, trefoils, pinnacles, colonnettes and pendentives. In the central niche of the facade stands a sculpture of Saint Joachim, installed in 1935. The sculpted interior was restored in 1963–1964 and again in 1987.
The church stands at 2 rue Sainte-Anne, beside Lac Saint-Louis in Pointe-Claire. Visitors reach it from the waterfront and surrounding streets, where the full symmetry of the facade and the steeple can be seen. The building is an active parish church, so entry depends on its opening hours and services.
The central exterior niche holds a sculpture of Saint Joachim, installed in 1935. The interior decoration is the work of François Archambault, whose carved motifs of quatrefoils, trefoils, beads and pendants cover the surfaces. The organ came from the Compagnie d'Orgues Canadiennes in 1928.
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