Église Notre-Dame de Bordeaux, Baroque church in Golden Triangle, Bordeaux, France
Notre-Dame is a baroque church in the Golden Triangle of Bordeaux with a distinctive facade featuring a relief depicting the Virgin Mary presenting a rosary to Saint Dominic. The interior is equipped with chapels and displays decorative elements throughout.
The Dominicans commissioned architects Pierre-Michel Duplessy and Mathieu Labat to build this church, which was completed in 1707. The project emerged during a period of religious growth and demonstrates the importance of the Dominican order in Bordeaux at that time.
The square beside the church takes its name, place du Chapelet, from the rosary the Virgin hands to Saint Dominic in Pierre Berquin's facade relief. Inside, the Dominican painter Frère André (André Jean) left dated canvases between 1712 and 1735, among them Saint Pius V at Lepanto and Saint Rose of Lima, hung in the chapels flanking the altar.
Visits are possible on Monday afternoons and Tuesday through Saturday, with limited hours on Sundays for visitors. It is advisable to check exact opening times in advance, as these may vary by season and religious events.
The organ case, classified as a historic monument in 1971, was ordered from the German builder Godefroy Schmidt in 1785 and decorated with music-making angels and statues of David and Saint Cecilia dated 1781. The instrument was restored in 1982 by the organ builder Pesce after damage from the collapse of part of the vaults. A second, smaller organ built by Wenner in 1877 stands on the floor in the centre of the apse.
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