Église Saint-Jacques, Neoclassical church in Amiens, France
Église Saint-Jacques is a Neoclassical church in Amiens featuring a prominent four-column portico across its front facade. The building includes three simple entrance doors and is completed by a bell tower positioned beside the rear apse.
A Saint-Jacques church stood on this site from the mid-15th century until its demolition in 1833. The present building was erected in 1835 to plans by François-Auguste Cheussey. A fire partly destroyed it in 1857, and the city architect Louis Vigreux rebuilt it. German bombardments damaged it in 1918 and again in 1940; Arduin restored it in 1964, rebuilding the north and south facades.
The church is dedicated to Saint James, not named after the street. Its interior decoration was painted by Lefebvre-Daussy and Nicolas Cauchemont. The 1963 organ, with plans and case by Georges Lhote, replaced the previous instrument destroyed in 1940.
Admission is free and the church welcomes visitors during regular opening hours. It sits near the city center of Amiens and is easily reached on foot via Rue Saint-Jacques.
The organ was built in 1963 by Curt Schwenkedel, but its plans and case were designed by Georges Lhote, replacing the previous instrument destroyed in 1940. Look for the case above the entrance.
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