Saint Pierre Church

Description

Out with bell towers and Gothic or Romanesque arches. Today's church has to allow for the elevation of the spirit and the journey of the soul. Piety Le Corbusier-style. Welcome to the spaceship of faith headed towards Orion. Be prepared, it's a bumpy ride.
So don't cry heresy, cry masterpiece!

Imagine that you are in one of the 3 unique religious buildings (3 in the world) designed by the genius of modern architecture. The very man that invented the Athens Charter for whom any space had to fulfil 4 purposes: living, working, traffic and recreation. And like the Maison de la Culture the church is also part of this equation in the ideal city.
At first sight, the building can appear baffling.
Everything about it is unexpected. The shape, the lights, the distribution of the spaces.
Nothing (or almost nothing) suggests the presence of baby Jesus. And it has to be said that we are a world away from the original stable, even if inside there are 2 chapels to bring us back to prayer (one for weekdays and one for Sunday mass). A square base, a truncated cone, a concrete shell. Nothing conventional. Although the edifice now sits superbly at the centre of a UNESCO world heritage site, it once looked like it would never be built.
Controversial, interrupted, modified, the project was only finalised in 2006.
With no half-measures. And with great pomp and ceremony in front of the world's cameras.
You have to be ready to assume your status as a star.