Gabriel Loire - Saint-Raphaël - Basilica of Our Lady of Victory
Saint-Raphaël
Artist : Gabriel Loire
Type of buildings : Religious building
Date : 1954 - 1978
Architect : Jean Sémichon
Technical : Slabs of glass and cement
Slabs of glass and cement, 1954 to 1960, 1974, 1978, 62 bays, 178.22 m², Jean Sémichon architect in Paris, models in archives
1954: Gabriel Loire workshop follow-up
Choir: 1 bay, "Notre-Dame des Victoires", 3.72 m²
4 bays, "Simple glass mosaic", 14.88 m²
Transept: 2 rosettes, "Glass mosaic", 26.92 m²
1960: North Transept (Chapel of the Virgin): 3 bays, 12.15 m²
1974: Jacques Loire workshop follow-up
St Joseph Chapel: 3 bays, 12.15 m²
Choir chapel: 1 bay, 1.20 m²
1978: Jacques Loire workshop follow-up
Upper nave: 16 bays, "Litany of the Virgin", 34.70 m²
Low nave: 7 bays, 9.20 m²
Front porch: 1 bay, 3.36 m²
Front: 1 bay, 15.10 m²
5 bays, 8.19 m²
Chapel facade: 2 bays, 2.15 m²
Transept: 8 bays, 15.70 m²
Dome: 8 bays, 18.80 m²
1 book in archives "Saint Raphaël, its cultural and religious heritage", Marie-Eve Payen-Faucher, editions "to live simply", 2010, 311 pages
Gabriel LOIRE
(1904-1996)
