Saint-Brieuc, Brittany 22000

A church from the early 20th century, located in a mid-size city in Brittany. The church occupies a central position in its neighbourhood. To the south, it has two adjacent outbuildings, while its outskirts are mostly decorated with flowers, which contrast nicely with its granite colour. Of Gothic inspiration, it is topped with a gabled slate roof, while its faade in granite rubble stone has ashlar stone window and door surrounds. The architect also valued natural or painted bricks, which create a polychromatic interplay typical of this architectural period, of which other illustrations can also be found in the surrounding houses as well as in the villas typical of the nearby seaside resorts. Its numerous lateral windows, under Gothic horseshoe-shaped arches, are placed in pairs on each side of the transept, topped with bull's-eye windows, while, in the front, a staircase from the forecourt leads to a door with a half-moon stained glass window in its upper section. Four arrow slits on either side of its entrance give a defensive air to this slender faade, topped with a traditional belfry, the lower part of which is crenelated. Besides the front door, there are several other entrances: one is located on its lateral faade and provides access to the nave, while two others each open onto a small entrance hall that leads to the adjacent outbuildings. In the back, on each side of the choir, small patios are visible from the street and are bordered by a balustrade, the geometrical shapes of which evoke a graceful pile of small building blocks.