Notre-Dame De Nice
The basilica, built between 1864 and 1868, was designed by Louis Lenormand and is the largest church in Nice, but is not the cathedral of the city.
Inspired by Angers Cathedral, it is built in the Gothic style. Its construction was motivated by a desire to add French architecture to the city following the acquisition of the County of Nice by France from the Kingdom of Sardinia; at the time Gothic buildings were considered to be characteristically French. Its most prominent features are two square towers 65 m high, which dominate the east front together with a large rose window featuring scenes of the Assumption of Mary.
On 29 October 2020, three people were killed at the church in an act of Islamic terrorism. The suspect was identified as a 21 year old Tunisian illegal immigrant, who had reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" while holding a Quran.
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References
- ^ "Histoire de Notre-Dame | Basilique Notre-Dame de l'Assomption". notredame-nice.com (in French). 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "website of the Mairie de Nice". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ "France attack: Deadly stabbing in Nice 'is terrorism', says mayor". BBC News. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Paris, Charles Bremner. "Nice terror attack: migrant tried to behead victims". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- ^ "European Union urges quick WHO reform, asks for more transparency in pandemics". Hindustan Times. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- ^ "France on alert amid mass protests". Hindustan Times. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
External links
- Les concerts de Notre-Dame: Official website of the Mairie de Nice
- L'architecture à Nice entre 1850 et 1860, Michel Steve, Cahiers de la Méditerranée, vol. 74, Les crises dans l'histoire des Alpes-Maritimes, 2007
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