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Research studiesBasilicas and Cathedrals | Churches | Synagogue Basilicas and CathedralsThe Basilica of Notre-Dame de Montréal. The glory of the Sulpicians,
owners of l'île de Montréal. (Denyse Légaré) The Basilica-Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Québec. The first cathedral and first basilica in North America. (Katia Tremblay) The Anglican Cathedral in Québec. The structural and stylistic adaptation of English architectural customs in the environment of Québec. (Charles Bourget) The Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue de Longueuil. The search for an expressive solidness. (Denyse Légaré) The Cathedral Sainte-Thérèse d'Avila of Amos. And the use of reinforced concrete - sign of the coming of modernity (Katia Tremblay) ChurchesThe Church of Le Gesù de Montréal. A new use for the grey stone of Montréal. (Denyse Légaré) The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours de L'Islet-sur-Mer. The architectural development between the end of the 18th and end of the 19th centuries. (Denyse Légaré) The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Fatima of Jonquière. A modern style inspired by Amerindian tradition. (Katia Tremblay) The Church of Notre-Dame de Laterrière. And the role of bishops in the construction of parish buildings. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in Québec. Opposite the bust of Louis XIV on the Place Royale. (Denyse Légaré) The Methodist church and 19th century stables at Odelltown. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Mont-Saint-Hilaire. A mock façade concealing a magnificent interior. (Charles Bourget) Plymouth-Trinity United Church of Sherbrooke. And the influence of the federal style imported from New England. (Charles Bourget) The Church of la Présentation and its magnificent Ionic portal. (Charles Bourget) The Church of La Purification-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie de Repentigny. A rescue in extremis. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Rapide-Danseur and colonial churches. (Katia Tremblay) The Church of Sainte-Agnès. The only wooden church by Thomas Baillargé still in existence. (Katia Tremblay) Christ-Church of Saint-André-Est. A close relative of the churches of New England. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly. The Jesuit plan. (Katia Tremblay) The Church of Saint-Bernard de Dorchester. The importance of Québec parish buildings. (Denyse Légaré) The Church of Saint-Charles-Borromée de Charlesbourg. The integration of parcellated land unique in North America. (Katia Tremblay) The Church of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu. The importance of side galleries in Québec's larger churches. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Saint-Édouard de Bécancour. A church built by local tradesmen, artists and architects. (Denyse Légaré) The Church of Saint-Elzéar de Beauce. A beautiful ceiling by Thomas Baillairgé. (Denyse Légaré) The Church of Saint-Eustache. Symbol of a growing nationalism. (Denyse Légaré) The Church of Sainte-Famille de Boucherville. The exceptional presence of a baptistery in Québecois religious architecture. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Sainte-Famille de Cap-Santé. The symmetrical two-tower façade of the 18th century in Québec. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Saint-François-de-Sales de Neuville. The choir and its baroque-style baldachin. (Katia Tremblay) The Church of Saint-François-Xavier de Saint-François-du-Lac. The Recollect plan. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Saint-Georges de Cacouna. The beauty of double balconies at the back of the church. (Charles Bourget) The Anglican church of St. George of Clarenceville. A bell-tower like wooden lace. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Saint-Grégoire de Bécancour. And the dissemination of the art of the school of Quévillon. (Katia Tremblay) The Church of Saint-Isidore de Beauce. Two types of "formal borrowing". (Charles Bourget) The Church of St. James de Hatley. A witness to the development of the Anglican Mission in the 19th century. (Denyse Légaré) The United Church of St. James in Montréal. An amphitheatre style church. (Denyse Légaré) The Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Quebec city. A jewel of Second Empire eclecticism. (Denyse Légaré) The Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Rouville. The art of trompe-l'œil. (Katia Tremblay) The Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. And pseudo side aisles in Québec. (Katia Tremblay) The Church of Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantale de l'Île-Perrot. Small transepts in Québec. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Saint-Joachim. The turning point in church interiors at the turn of the 19th century. (Katia Tremblay) The Church of Saint-Joachim in Châteauguay. The vernacular adaptation of classical forms. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce. A good example of coffered vaulting. (Denyse Légaré) The church of Saint-Joseph de Deschambault. A church of unusually grand proportions. (Katia Tremblay) The Church of Saint-Léon-le-Grand de Maskinongé. The end of architectural eclecticism.(Denyse Légaré) The Church of Saint-Louis de Lotbinière. Flat chevet and aligned sacristy. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Sainte-Luce. A Thomas Baillairgé interior adapted to regional tastes. (Denyse Légaré) The Anglican Church of St. Luke of Waterloo. A neo-gothic, brick building which was a precursor of modern architectural styles. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie de L'Acadie. The tradition of covered passageways. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Sainte-Marguerite-Marie of Magog. A building half-way between tradition and modernism. (Katia Tremblay) The Church of St. Mathias-sur-Richelieu. (Denyse Légaré) St. Matthew's Church, Québec. A distinctly British Neo-gothic style. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Saint-Michel de Vaudreuil. An interior to fit the polygonal structure of the chevet. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Saint-Paul de Joliette. Traditional Québecois styles continuing into the 19th century. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Saint-Pierre-Apôtre de Montréal. A French or English Neo-gothic? (Charles Bourget) The Church of Saint-Pierre de Sorel. Like a jewel in its setting. (Denyse Légaré) The Church of Sainte-Rose-de-Lima de Laval. Bell-towers, religious symbols.(Denyse Légaré) The Church of St. Stephen de Chambly. The influence of Québecois traditional styles on architecture of other religious traditions at the beginning of the 19th century. (Charles Bourget) The Church of Saint-Sulpice. The incongruity of neo-gothic restorations to a traditional classical building. (Charles Bourget) The Anglican church of Sorel. A pioneer in neo-gothic architecture in rural Québec. (Charles Bourget) The Church of La Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie of Sault-au-Récollet in Montréal. Refinements in detail. (Charles Bourget) SynagogueThe synagogue Beth Schloïme of Montréal. And the Jewish presence in Québec. (Katia Tremblay) |
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