Église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Angers, Romano-Byzantine Catholic church on Place Louis-Imbach, Angers, France.
Église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires is a Romanesque Revival and Neo-Byzantine church designed by architect Auguste Beignet and built from 1898 to 1904. Its walls alternate horizontal bands of light and dark stone; the lower walls curve in a rounded form pierced by tall narrow arched windows with stone tracery between clustered columns, and a steep dark conical roof with a small lantern rises above. A slender tower with a pointed roof stands at the left edge, while to the right a tall flat facade continues the striped stonework, with a recessed arched portal below a gabled projection bearing a sculpted figure.
The church was built between 1898 and 1904, financed by Marie Guitton's bequest and community contributions. The project filled a need for a new house of worship in the expanding city center.
The church is named for Notre-Dame des Victoires, a Marian title, and stands on Place Louis-Imbach in central Angers. It replaced a small Notre-Dame chapel from the 17th century that had been enlarged in 1842. The 1880s building campaign was funded by the bequest of parishioner Marie Guitton, who died in 1883.
The church sits on Place Louis-Imbach and is easily accessible from the city center. Visitors can walk through the entire building and view all areas without difficulty.
The church is inscribed in full as a monument historique since 1 September 2006. The building replaced a small Notre-Dame chapel of the 17th century that had been enlarged in 1842, and its construction in the 1880s was funded by the bequest of parishioner Marie Guitton, who died in 1883.
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