Today's motorbike ride took me to the old Breton town of Locminé where the parish church of St. Sauveur - St. Saviour - is rather unusual. In 1972 the Mayor and Town Council decided that the parish church had become so shabby and dilapidated that it should be torn down and rebuilt. The front facade consisting of the front of the chapel of St. Colomban and the front of the church of St. Sauveur were so much of a local landmark though that it was decided to retain them but build a modern church behind. This is the interior of the new church which opened its doors in 1975. The stained glass in the roof-light and the vertical window in the choir are both from the original church building.
Its always interesting what they come up with for a modern place of worship! So different from the old. This one has great light! I can just see you riding along on your flash motorbike deciding where to stop!
Fantastic architectural elements here -- and great use of distortion to create the composition. Fav -- the lines are intriguing and compel me to look at it from all different angles. And again, thanks so much for your vote of confidence on my shot this week. I'm not able to spend much time on 365 at the moment, but when I saw the emails, it really made my day!
@taffy The 'distortion' was not entirely my doing! The benches to the right are square to the central aisle; the benches to the left are angled at about 30 deg which is what creates the effect. It's a fascinating building.
Definitely an interesting building, although I find it cold and impersonal in contrast to the older much less modern churches that seem to be warn and comforting.
have to confess I don't normally like modern Church interiors but this one is full of interest. Thank you for posting the exterior views as well. So glad they retained so much of the original walls.Fav
@seattlite Quite often, with some of the magnificent older churches, you enter and are immediately overwhelmed by the atmosphere of the place to the extent that you can only stop in awe and drink it all in. This is the first modern church that has had that effect on me - in reality, the austerity is perceived rather as unadorned simplicity.
I go to write a comment and then find I need to go back up and have another look at the photo. Such interesting angles in the benches, the ceiling, and depth in the front of the sanctuary. Wonderful lighting.
@vignouse Ah but we'd have missed out on the stained glass colors which is honestly a strong point of the color version. The B&W view would likely be interesting in a whole new way tho.
@lyndemc It was the stained-glass windows that Mrs S liked too! It's strange, I go for days when I have very clear ideas about what I want to photograph and how... then I seem to lose my way for a day or two.
