This is the Église St-Esprit in Rosemont, Montreal. It was designed by architect Joseph-Églide-Césaire Daoust, constructed in 1932 and according to the Rosemont Tour Booklet from the
Tenth World Congress on Art Deco in Montreal in 2009, it is the only pure Art Deco church in Canada.
I especially liked the stacking of geometric shapes on this part of the church buildings.
There are these angels on either side of the main doors.
The detailling is exquisite.
Finally there are three of these incredible lights in front of the church. Originally there were four of these bronze torchieres but one was stolen in 2003 and melted down after it had fallen over.
I haven't seen many churches in Canada I can well beleive that this is the most Art Deco of them.
But wait there's more. Tomorrow, I'll post some pictures of the interior.
Reference:
Rosemont Tour Booklet,
Tenth World Congress on Art Deco, Montreal, 2009
Beautiful lamps but oh so hideous angels.
ReplyDeleteI thought the lamps were perhaps not hideous but certainly ugly until I saw them in real life so it is interesing how we see things. I think the angels wings are lovely but on second look at the face and perhaps you are right.
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