Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons
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The Church of Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons is a Roman Catholic church located in Bordeaux, France. It is a gothic revival church dedicated to Saint Louis, king of France (1214–1270).
History and description
Saint-Louis Church was built between 1874 and 1880 following the plans of Pierre-Charles Brun.[http://www.bordeaux.fr/l4115&src=sp Description on Bordeaux website] Consecration occurred in 1895 by Mgr Lecot. It is 60.35 meters long by 23 meters wide and 22.26 meters high under vaults.[http://orgue-aquitaine.fr/Orgue-de-Bordeaux-Eglise-Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons.html Orgue Aquitaine] The high towers measure 58 meters and are visible from all over the city[http://orgue-aquitaine.fr/Orgue-de-Bordeaux-Eglise-Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons.html Orgue Aquitaine] above the elegant quartier des Chartrons (Chartrons district), on the north of Place des Quinconces.
The stained-glass windows are particularly remarkable; they come from the workshops of Henri Feur (1899) and Nicolas Lorin (1879, in the choir).
File:Bordeaux Saint-Louis 230807.JPG|Stained-glass windows in the choir by Nicolas Lorin (1879)
File:Église Saint-Louis de Bordeaux, Garonne, Bordeaux, France - panoramio.jpg|View from the Garonne River
File:Église Saint-Louis de Bordeaux, July 2014 (04).JPG|Detail of the rose window on the facade
File:Église Saint-Louis de Bordeaux, July 2014 (08).JPG|Interior
Organ
The organ is registered on French monuments historiques.{{Base Palissy|PM33001025}} It was built by Georges Wenner in 1881, remade by Gaston Maille in 1901 and repaired by Pascal Quoirin in 2005.[http://orgue-aquitaine.fr/Orgue-de-Bordeaux-Eglise-Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons.html Orgue Aquitaine]
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| Montre | 16′ |
| Bourdon | 16′ |
| Montre harmonique | 8′ |
| Principal | 8′ |
| Bourdon | 8′ |
| Flûte harmonique | 8′ |
| Gambe | 8′ |
| Prestant | 4′ |
| Flûte harmonique | 4′ |
| Nazard | 2 deux tiers′ |
| Octavin | 2′ |
| Plein Jeu VI | |
| Cornet V | |
| Bombarde | 16′ |
| Trompette | 8′ |
| Clairon | 4′ |
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| Flûte douce | 8′ |
| Flûte harmonique | 8′ |
| Salicional | 8′ |
| Unda Maris | 8′ |
| Flûte | 4′ |
| Doublette | 2′ |
| Plein Jeu VI | |
| Cornet III | |
| Trompette | 8′ |
| Basson harmonique | 8′ |
| Clarinet | 8′ |
| Clairon | 4′ |
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| Kérolophone | 8′ |
| Cor de nuit | 8′ |
| Flûte harmonique | 8′ |
| Violoncelle | 8′ |
| Voix céleste | 8′ |
| Flûte harmonique | 4′ |
| Cymbale III | |
| Basson | 16′ |
| Trompette harmonique | 8′ |
| Basson Hautbois | 8′ |
| Voix humaine | 8′ |
| Clairon | 4′ |
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| Soubasse | 16′ |
| Flûte | 16′ |
| Bourdon | 16′ |
| Flûte | 8′ |
| Bourdon | 8′ |
| Flûte | 4′ |
| Bombarde | 16′ |
| Trompette | 8′ |
| Basson | 8′ |
| Clairon | 4′ |
|}[http://orgue-aquitaine.fr/Orgue-de-Bordeaux-Eglise-Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons.html Orgue Aquitaine]
References
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External links
- [https://saintlouisdebordeaux.fr/ Saint Louis Parish website], in French
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