Église Notre-Dame-de-Liesse d'Annecy, Neoclassical church in Annecy, France
Église Notre-Dame-de-Liesse d'Annecy is a church built between 1846 and 1851, keeping a 14th-century bell tower and a Gothic window in the south wall. Its 1846 facade is of Sardinian neoclassical type, with a triangular pediment on carved pilasters, a semicircular window and a wide arch with lobed tracery above wooden doors. The plan is a Latin cross with a central dome.
The building was founded in the 14th century by the Counts of Geneva as a major religious center. Following damage during the French Revolution, it was substantially rebuilt in 1846.
The square in front of the church, Place Notre-Dame, held an egg, cheese and vegetable market until 1854, when it moved to rue Sainte-Claire. In 1859 the town installed the obelisk fountain with lions and tortoises there. The church now also hosts the Orthodox parish of All Saints.
The church stands on Place Notre-Dame, surrounded by cafés and shops, with the square's obelisk fountain, lions and tortoises installed in 1859, in front of it. The 14th-century bell tower and a Gothic window in the south wall survive from the earlier sanctuary; the facade dates from 1846. The building also hosts the Orthodox parish of All Saints.
The bell tower houses the Salésienne, a five-ton bell cast by the renowned Paccard Foundry in 1878. Its ringing regularly echoes across the old town and shapes the acoustic character of the neighborhood.
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