Saint-Roch, Paris
church in Paris, France
The Church of Saint-Roch (French: Église Saint-Roch, pronounced [eɡliz sɛ̃ ʁɔk]) is a 17th–18th-century French Baroque and classical style church in Paris, dedicated to Saint Roch. It is located at 284 rue Saint-Honoré, in the 1st arrondissement. The current church was built between 1653 and 1740.
The church is particularly noted for its very exuberant 18th-century chapels decorated with elaborate Baroque murals, sculpture, and architectural detail. In 1795, during the later stages of the French Revolution, the front of the church was the site of the 13 Vendémiaire, when the young artillery officer Napoleon Bonaparte fired a battery of cannon to break up a force of Royalist soldiers which threatened the new revolutionary government.
History
Construction
In 1521, the merchant Jean Dinocheau had a chapel built on the outskirts of Paris, which was dedicated to Saint Susanna. In 1577, his nephew Etienne Dinocheau had it extended into a larger church. In the early 18th century, with the beginning of the construction of the Tuileries Palace nearby, the neighbourhood began to grow, and a larger church was needed. The first stone was laid in 1653 by Louis XIV, accompanied by his mother Anne of Austria, The church was built by architect Jacques Lemercier, first architect of the King. Lemercier's other works included the domed chapel of the Sorbonne, which served as an inspiration for the dome of Les Invalides.
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